Working smart vs working hard - an ultimate guide

[ThunderCatSteve]

Good way - turn a hobby into a job.
But there we have a problem - if hobby becomes a job, you can start hating it

I you love what you do then you are not working, you are more than enjoying it.

[mkhadazz]

work not too hard You also have to pay attention to health condition that you have and not only that you also have to give your time to interact with family and your wife therefore work smart and professional very penitng to maintain body condition and family harmony.

[buwaytress]

I'm probably one of the older guys in this forum, with more than half of my life spent working in some job or other and a fair share of work environments over the years. Blue collar, white collar, remote freelancing, even non-profit field work.

So here is my opinion into the ring. And this being crypto makes almost absolutely no difference.

1. There will always be lucky people. These are exceptions rather than rules. Some crypto billionaires, some lottery winners, but if they all fail to work hard, they find that wealth not earned is wealth not kept.

2. Hard work is the pre requisite. Talent and smarts give you the edge but hard work translates the edge to results. No exceptions. The best athletes will say they are lucky, but the more they work/practise, the luckier they get. Probably holds true to the bitcoin trader!

3. A lot of people I know pursue the "smart" path, thinking iy is the easier and quicker alternative to hard work. These end up working hard to pursue aimless goals, always thinking they just need to find the smart formula. Probably applies to gamblers and a lot of crypto traders and ICO investors.

[sharnel18]

This is a sequel to this thread. If you are interested only in the fat of the thread and the cream of the theme, look no further than this and the second post here.


Many people say that you should work hard if you want to succeed in life and rise to riches. I'd rather say that working hard will only make your boss richer, not yourself. On the other hand, there is an age-old adage which says that you should be working smarter, not harder. But working smarter is a vague idea, and I'm interested to hear what people have to say on this topic. As far as I'm concerned, I think that working smart comes down to creating environment where you will have more chances to meet Lady Luck smiling at you, where you will be able to hit a lucky strike because luck plays an ever-important role in our lives. For example, if you want to find a date to have a romantic relationship with or you are looking for a one-night stand only, you will go to a beach or a bar since your chances are higher there, right? The same approach seems to be applicable to work as well. In other words, stick around the places where your chances of success are the highest.

So share your opinions here, guys. What is your practical take on working smart?

A person who is working hard is just relying with their job well done, their effort and sacrifices are worth for a price but nonstop working and not thinking the possible ways to improve their skills and capability to do work as smart one or work wiser to build their own business that will ended up to a fruitfull result of their smartest effort.

[yojodojo21]

As an individual you should have to do both at the same time, work hard smartly, why choose only one if you can do  multitasking?  even thou there is a difference between the two given choices but you should do it the best of what you can do. the very big Word Here is don't be lazy, even rich are not lazy to make money i'm not talking here literally but idiomatically, in the crypto world you have to work your ass till you say that 1000 btc is cheap for you, even scammers work very hard and smartly to earn but in illegal way. However, if you just keep on wandering and if you don't try experiencing then you'll not afford to acquire lesson and information in other words no application.

[Finestream]

I think working smart is the key to success, because even if we work verry hard through our work in a verry low salary, I think we cannot gain a huge amount of profit even if we do work hard in a verry long term, I think no one will happen unto us if we are leaning on a hard work without using our mind. The important thing here is that we know how to work smarter than work harder in a work that cannot give us a huge amount of profit.

For me i prefer to have both.Working smarter is still not enough if you don't have patience and hardwork.The two should always go together.You cannot reach your goal if you only work harder without using your smart mind.Smart mind will also not succeed if it will not work continuously.Therefore,these two should always conpliment each other.

[SixOfFive]

Investing in Bitcoin is one of the finest examples of Smart Work. People who recognized the opportunity at early stages and invested in Bitcoin had made a huge profits till now.
In this era of digitalization, Hard work does not really pay well. Even phone are smart now, so we also need to be smart now.

[Hell-raiser]

My personal goal is to work hard, smart, efficient, whatever you like to call it, to have enough money as investment capital at some point in the future. My goal in life is that I want to reach a level at which I don't need to work for money anymore, but have my money work for me. I am still quite far away from achieving this, but at least I have enough years ahead of me to work on that. If that means I have to continue with my regular job, then I will for many more years. I'm saving only, and don't spend anything on redundant goods I don't need. If you want to reach your goals, you have to 'sacrifice' some short term pleasure. Others might not look at things in the same fashion, but that's all fine -- we all have our own ways of getting to the level we want to be at. I feel that it is working for me, which is the most important thing.

First of all, I perfectly see your point and I think that many people follow it in their daily life. It is definitely a better approach than squandering money on useless things like fancy clothes and restaurant dinners or just on a lavish lifestyle, let alone on things which are plain detrimental to your health and well-being like drugs, sex, and rock'n'roll. However, you should be aware of the age-old wisdom about some people are penny wise and pound foolish. You may still be saving for a better life while essentially wasting it. Is it really worth it? This is the question which you should ask yourself.

[xuv500]

There is a Chinese proverb "What is the use of running fast when we are not in the right road" Thus, if we do hard work for a thing which is not exactly the correct way to achieve success doesn't benefit anyone, smart work on what to do and when to do on which way is more beneficial for success. Hope more smart work and a bit hard work reap success.

[Hui8]

work not too hard You also have to pay attention to health condition that you have and not only that you also have to give your time to interact with family and your wife therefore work smart and professional very penitng to maintain body condition and family harmony.

Yeah you got it right and that is why we should be paying attention to the smart work in our life. Smart work should be such that we dont make our family disappointed neither we make our work balance go worst. Everything should work hand in hand and thus we wont end up doing one thing lot more than needed. This is the right approach to do it. Yes, we all know that hard work matters a lot but it has to be with some limits and we should not overdo it so that we will go away from our families. After all they are the one for whom we are creating all the wealth and better living. 

[btccrusher]

It was a great read, Hell-raiser. I have never been a hard worker, truthfully I'm super lazy but very conscious of my duties. So I always had to find some way/options to complete my job in easy/quickest way, so that I can sleep rest of the day. Let me give a small example. When I was at school, I often offered 1-2 chocolates/Icecream to my daughter for doing my written homework. I know that wasn't good, but since I was a little kid, it can be a smart move. And now, I always find efficient ways to done works.
At this point, I want to remind you what Bill Gates said, “I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it.”

[bitcad4u]

It's not compulsory to work hard  for the success in your life.You can work smarter.It's a past dialogues.Now a days,only the smart guys succeed in life and business.Even if you are working in the full time job,you need work smarter to get higher position.

[Kingofbitcoin12345]

It’s hard to be on what is best for one,, we’re into such status to work hard and work smart.. But we failed,, why not being the two person in one.. Why not be a better persona in a simple and one sided individuality.. A case of what is best when all that matters is a chance to prove something beyond what you think you are..

Do what I makes you think that suits you because standards are normal, but reality is a continuous learning.. No boundaries..

[trecore4]

So your opinion is all about the smart work and nothing else. I think in little different way but I dot really say that my opinion is all about the hard work doing. I believe in change lot, I think we must change according to the situation that we are into. For example, when there is extreme need of doing hard work like you have to complete few tasks for which the protocol is ready and you dont have to worry about thinking process then thats the point where you just do hard work to finish. The outcome would be perfect one because for this outcome the process was already well thought. However when you have to make decision about something really important and outcome lies in proper guid then you have to be smart while working on it. SO change accordingly is the best way.

[liivii]

You need both in order to succeed here in bitcoin industry. One example of working smart is when you buy a coin when the price drop and sell it when it rise up again, another thing is how you manage your time and money carefully. While on the other hand, working hard is when you do your work maybe on trading that you must learn first the history of the coin you would want to buy and examine the movement of it in the market. But if I were to choose only one I would pick the working smart attitude because you'll lose absolutely nothing if you play smart.

[jerry3k5jamiso1]

It was a great read, Hell-raiser. I have never been a hard worker, truthfully I'm super lazy but very conscious of my duties. So I always had to find some way/options to complete my job in easy/quickest way, so that I can sleep rest of the day. Let me give a small example. When I was at school, I often offered 1-2 chocolates/Icecream to my daughter for doing my written homework. I know that wasn't good, but since I was a little kid, it can be a smart move. And now, I always find efficient ways to done works.
At this point, I want to remind you what Bill Gates said, “I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it.”

Doing your work improves your productivity faster. Work hard to help you achieve your goals in the plan with the most accurate time. Intelligence and persistence are two essential elements for you to get the job done quickly and efficiently but often the person doing the work usually has only one of these two virtues. So in order to achieve more success in the future, you should improve your thinking and practice more perseverance.

[k00d8]

I am very happy to see that we are beginning to challenge these ideas that we should be working harder and longer. Because quantity does not at all equal quality. And in fact many creative processes cannot be subjected to the rigour of specific number of Work hours, etc. I am slowly trying to accept and understand that also, although I find it difficult and sense a certain guilt when I don't conform to the Work hard/long motto

[Hell-raiser]

I am very happy to see that we are beginning to challenge these ideas that we should be working harder and longer. Because quantity does not at all equal quality. And in fact many creative processes cannot be subjected to the rigour of specific number of Work hours, etc. I am slowly trying to accept and understand that also, although I find it difficult and sense a certain guilt when I don't conform to the Work hard/long motto

I can confirm that. It turns out that at times (but not always, obviously) when you are not busy in hard toil or some tiring task, you may feel remorse and guilt for not sticking to that work hard thing. But at the end of the day, it may happen that you didn't actually waste your time but did the right thing which would handsomely pay you back in the future. It is like staying away from trading completely for some time while letting your profits grow.

[Pancho95]

In order to work smart you need first work hard. We cant realize what is smart unless we first work hard. There is a lot of elements in working smart. Sometimes it is luck and we all know that you need to deserve your luck. Maybe the only way to deserve it is working hard.

[Kiweikoo]

Good way - turn a hobby into a job.
But there we have a problem - if hobby becomes a job, you can start hating it

I you love what you do then you are not working, you are more than enjoying it.

Work with interest, this combination really have charm within it. It is often said, “If you do what you love to do, you will get what you love to have”. Same is the case with bitcoins.

If someone have interest in market and business orientation, he must be going with this field throughout the life. Believe me, such people get more profits in return because they have shown extra concern and interest in their input.