What does “work smart, not hard” mean?
This line was told to me by one of my senior while I was in my college.So, when I joined the college my one and only aim was to give my best and secure nice marks to prove myself because at the end it's not about knowledge its the marks it secure. So I used to study like a crazy person and tried to memorize each and everything as much it is possible. I simply did very hard work. I used to be in college for 8 hours then I would come back and sleep for few hours then studied till very late at night. And I was probably going mad.Then came the time for my first semester exams. I did my best but I noticed that I was not able to recall everything that I memorized because of lots of stress. After few months the results was declared and i was shivering very bad. I got 6.75 SGPA which was very bad. I was very frustrated because my other classmates who haven't studied that hard and knew nothing got better marks than me. I cried a lot because my hard work didn't payed me off and I felt like a complete loser.Then one of my senior advised me to work smart not hard. Then I realised that enough is enough I need to work smart. Then for next semester I studied being calm and tried to understand the stuff and not to memorize and waste time. I completed whole of my syllabus within a month and some days and I secured very nice marks in all of my remaining semesters like in my 2nd semester I got 7.63, then I got 7.54 and In final semester I got 8. It was really an achievement for me and I was really happy.
What does work smarter not harder mean to you?
Smart work is generally done to meet short term, or rather immediate purposes, by using the most efficient method of work(generally never the same for no 2 people) in a given set of circumstances. Usually, smart work is a one-time thing.On the other hand, hard work requires a plan, time, effort, discipline and sometimes even drive or motivation. Hard work has a long term objective and requires careful attention to detail that cannot be overlooked.Also, hard work is more of an acquired characteristic and usually changes the person doing such work(could be both mentally and physically), whereas smart work is usually done to make ends meet in a very short period of time.Take an example of drawing a circle of diameter 10cm on a piece of paper:Smart work- use a bottle cap, a bangle or even free hand drawing and give a simple dimension or notation such as R5 or D10, and this can be done in a jiffy, orHard work- get a compass, scale and a pencil and draw it perfectly, and this generally takes over a minute to arrange the apparatus and drawAlso, everybody does some form of physical lifting of objects everyday, but a person who is investing time and effort into his diet and working out at the gym has a better physique and health than an average person who doesn't do the same. Results of hard work can be compared to this.In short,Smart work- immediate efficiencyHard work- effective in the long term
What does "study smart, not hard” mean?
There is a guy who wants to score perfect 360 in Biology.Plan 1:Read as many books as you can. NCERT, Modules, class notes, Dinesh, Trueman's Biology, Arihant, etc.Collect all the data and then revise them on regular basis.Hardwork.Plan 2:Read NCERT, class notes and refer to Modules.Practise previous year papers to understand the type of questions that are asked.If you come across something new, research a bit about it.Smart work.Now, if you follow plan 1, you might mess up by the end. You might not get sufficient time for Chemistry, forget about Physics.But if you follow plan 2, you can prepare all the topics and devote sufficient time to other subjects as well.It might be possible that the guy who follows plan 1 scores 360/360 while the other ends up scoring 340+. But then, there are other important things as well.Planning is very important. Play Smart.
What do you believe in, smart work or hardwork? And why?
Smart work is highly overrated entity.There are basically 3 types of people in the world.1.Genius: 5–10℅2.Moderate: 80–85℅3.Incompetent:5–10℅There are some people who are extremely genius.Given any condition or environment they will accomplish the target.But they are very rare but do exist.The second category is where all the all the people reside.They are the people which are extremely determined and patient backed with the ability of extreme hard work to achieve success.Actually some people in this category consider themselves very smart and start procastination and leave hard work and start loosing the track.The major problem with the so called smart working guys is that they give up very easily because they have a habit of hitting the bulls eye so easily and quickly that when at some point they failed to do something they think this can't be done from them as they don't have patience and hav’nt seen many failures in the life.They are very bad in dealing with the failures.On the other hand the hard working people has been to failures frequently so they finally complete the given task no matter how many times they fail.Yes for short term smart work seems fascinating and catchy but for the longer run its the hard work and the patience which is the masterkey of ur success.i have seen many people who have been in the hoax that they are smart enough to do anything and have failed because of the lack of hard work.And at the same time I have seen many average people who were hard working being very successful in their lives.Yes ,also there exist the third category which are highly incompetent and given any condition they can't succedd due to their lack of mental or physical ability.but again they are also very rare and can shift to second category at any point in life.So. Yes I would say smart work is key but the hard work is master key of the success.
What does the saying “study smarter not harder” mean?
My teacher has always tried to give me this lesson, and I am still learning it. “Study smarter, not harder” or “Work smarter, not harder” has been my motto in recent years.I used to be a crazily hard working person, stayed up until 3am trying to match the numbers on the report. It was because I do it manually in Excel files. Spending 100 hours writing some codes or learning a new software to automate that process seemed to be cumbersome. So I kept doing that for a year until the Excel files got so big and complicated to keep track of everything, I eventually have to make the switch. If I knew back then, I would have saved myself at least 10 hours per week.Now I try to apply that to my PhD study. I will be selective with the books I read because I don’t have time to read all of them. I will test out a bit of code to make sure it works and goes in the correct direction before writing a thousand lines of unused garbage due to my wrong initial hypothesis. I will study the key points and understand how to elaborate the learning from those instead of trying to memorize everything written there. These little smart study would save you time and effort, help your thinking without you being a parrot in your learning.However, I do believe the more practice (real application of the learning) you do, the better you will be. So be smart in study, but practice a lots what you have learnt.
What does thoreau mean by this quote?
that nature presses forward no matter the circumstance, no matter what happens. Thoreau is challenging us to spend even one day doing the same thing, pursuing our dream and vigorously going after it, and not getting sidetracked by insignificant things, those nutshells and mosquito's wings. he's challenging us to spend even one day doing this because he doesn't feel that people do this at all, that we're always caught up in going with the flow ("go with the stream") and doing all those things that society expects us to be doing, which keep us from pursuing our true ambitions. edit: i don't think it's "breakfast" so much as "break fast," which fits what he's trying to say, as in not to dawdle with our plans. plus a writer wouldn't use mentions to 'breakfast' and 'dinner' within the same paragraph (??? too long out of school, forgot the term for what he's doing) without revolving his whole metaphor on the meals of the day. "children cry" is one of those things that would pull us away from our goals. i don't think you can take this phrase too literally, though, as if he just wants us to abandon kids, but just as one of those things that keeps us distracted--a mother will immediately drop everything to attend to her crying child. 'dinner' to me is harder, and no doubt there's somebody out there smarter than I who has it better. i can't figure out how it could fit as a metaphor, and so maybe i'll look at it a little more literally, as if dinner should be a time when the day is ending, that we could dwell on our work accomplished, and just enjoy ourselves. but instead that feeling/situation is never taken advantage of because of the "rapids" and "whirlpools" of our lives, that we're still rushing around too busy to appreciate it and dwell on the work we've done. the dinner takes place in the "meridian shallows" because maybe we slow down a little bit, but we're never completely out of that river of unimportant hurry.
What is the meaning of "Work hard, play hard"?
To me, this is an old diehard comment for those who view life as a game or sport. Generally, the meaning is that you should put your 100% effort into everything that you do. While this is true in a sense, it should not place you into a pressure-cooker for you to be "all that you can be" without boiling over.The basic premise is that you should do the opposite of the namby-pamby; that ineffective, wimpy, whining candy asses don't have much to offer. (right, usually not!)Of course, there is a middle ground, and not all things need to be done with cut-throat intentions. Something like "place your best foot forward" and "do the best you can with what you have" are better approaches.For all intents and purposes, most ads in the media are not real-life situations.I was an athlete in school, but seldom was it for me to kill the opponent. Winning is something, but not everything. My teammates may disagree, but I was into it for the sport and competition and not so much for "do-or-die" situations. I suppose some of this has to do with maturity.You should do something great for yourself, as the best is possible, but for me-- I am a diehard for solutions. The more solutions that I have to offer, then the better I feel about my achievements.That's my perspective.thanks for asking.