I can suggest another thing, for example chopping wood should last not half a second (and then 60 secs recharge) but last like 10 seconds (he chops wood for that long) and take not 5, but 1 piece of wood, and for 60 secs he will have 6 pieceses of wood. Same goes for the Ore and Mineral mining. And for crafting. You cant make a pistol for blink of an eye, and then wait 30 mins to make another, to make a pistol you need some time, and if this game is realistic-based (not too much realistic thou) should be like 20-30 secs for 1 simple gun. And maybe for all the simple made items, and for some advanced ones can be 60+ secs.
This sounds more fair and kinda realistic (as realistic can be)