WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HARD WORK AND SMART WORK?

by Ravipal Atwal
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HARD WORK AND SMART WORK

Why you should know the difference Hard Work vs Smart Work? It is because right technique gives you better results. We live in very competitive world and just working Hard is not enough anymore.

No one works as physically hard as a laborer does, but the question is does he get paid a lot of money for that hard work? The Answer is NO.

The truth is that not every smart working guy gets to the top either, it is because people have illusion of being smart because they went to best schools. You cannot get to the top by following others, something different needs to be done to get different results.

Let us look at how really working Smart looks like –

1. PLANNING\STRATEGY BASED ON REALITY

“Good fortune is what happens when opportunity meets with planning.” ― Thomas Edison

Hard Work vs Smart Work
“Good fortune is what happens when opportunity meets with planning.” ― Thomas Edison

We are talking about two things here, first is planning and strategy and secondly, it should be based on reality or the real facts. Most of the people are looking for shortcuts to achieve BIG SUCCESS but does success come that way?

I know a lot of people and I have not seen much planning happening in their lives. People are just living their lives and just following what other people are doing around them. Is this a way of living?

It’s sign of working without any planning and goals.

On other side, there are some people who make plans but there is no reality to their plans, they want to build bridge over sea.

Smart work needs planning based on real facts and real numbers and a process to grow it over time.

2. CLARITY

“For new ideas to be translated into new realities requires not only clarity of vision but also the opportunity to change old realities.” – Riane Eisler

Working Hard is like continuously working without understanding how things are working. It is like choosing a path without knowing why and where it’s taking us.

Working smart is when you have clarity about the things you are working on. It is when you know why you are doing certain things, what is their impact and why you are making certain decisions.

Hard working people can spend their lives without getting anywhere and then they complain that why nothing is working for them. We hear this from a lot of people that they work as hard as other people without getting results. It’s because they don’t have clear direction.

3. TOOLS

Right tools with good intentions bring prosperity and growth” – Ravi Atwal

Hard Work vs Smart Work.
Right tools with good intentions bring prosperity and growth - Ravi Atwal

Using right tools to get your work done quickly and efficiently is so important these days. In 21st Century, we are in the world of efficiency and people who are working hard without using right tools are stuck.

While smart people can analyze the problem and they find right tools to increase their performance. Working smart is adapting to new tools to move ahead faster.

4. NOT FOLLOWING SAME OLD METHODS, WORK ON CREATIVE THINKING

Human nature is to get comfortable and avoid pain of learning new stuff at all costs. We have huge impact of our parents and grandparents, because we have seen them doing certain things in certain ways and we tend to follow it as is without even thinking about it.

If you are thinking, you do not do this? It is a Lie. Because these methods are part of your roots and over time they get stuck in your head and act like a default mode of your system. It takes effort to learn new things and new methods.

Lot of people are working hard without using new technology and services. They are wasting their time and energy. You cannot get right results these days with old methods.

Smart working people adapt quickly and use new method and creative thinking to achieve success.

5. FIND EASIEST WAY OF DOING SAME THINGS

“Every problem has a solution. You just have to be creative enough to find it.” Travis Kalanick

Hard Work vs Smart Work.
Every problem has a solution. You just have to be creative enough to find it. Travis Kalanick

Sometimes, being little bit lazy can help us, that is when we find easy way of doing things.

What is happening these days with new apps? It is making easier for us to learn, to communicate, to set up business, find match, order stuff online etc.

This is how most of the inventions like vacuum cleaner was done. It is to simplify the process. There is big reward for inventing new products or new processes.

6. FINDING ROOT CAUSE OF PROBLEMS

“We need to discover the root causes of success rather than the root causes of failure” – David Cooperrider

I believe we are here on earth to solve problems only, how to find food and how to find work? What are these? These are the problems and we find solutions to these problems all our lives.

Sometimes, we need to analyze problems to find root cause, so that we can find better solutions.

People who work smart goes to the root cause of each problem, and they find better solution to make sure they don’t have same problems over and over again.

7. FINDING NEW PATH TO SUCCESS

“If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading” – Siddhārtha Gautama

Hard Work vs Smart Work.
If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading. - Siddhārtha Gautama

Who knew creating video’s on Youtube can give someone HUGE SUCCESS or playing games for fun? In this new world, we can’t follow old paths to find success anymore.

We can find new solutions to all problems and finding solutions puts us on the path of success.

8. UNDERSTANDING IMPORTANCE OF INVESTMENT

Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it … he who doesn’t … pays it. – Albert Einstein

It’s very difficult to grow wealth without understanding the importance of Investment. You need to start doing it as early as possible to get the compound effect on your side. Hard working people sometimes ignore this part and keep working hard to get the job done.

Smart Working people understand the concept of compounding to build wealth over time.

CONCLUSION

Hard Work vs Smart Work

We live in competitive world and working hard is required regardless of situation but just working hard will not be enough anymore to get success in life.

Choosing to work smartly with hard working spirit will take you to SUCCESS.

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Credit: Blog influenced from Sandeep Maheshwari Youtube sessions.

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