Hard Labor/Hard work, opinion on differences?

[Chilwell]

There is different meaning between hard labor and hard work, this is I got after doing a little searching on Google. You work at office or other job from morning until evening and not stop for a break, that is a hard work. If you use physical work, that is hard labor. You use physical activity doing your job. But both still working hard as you use both you have, physical and mental activity. But maybe I am wrong explain this so I apologize.

Based on my own understanding, someone must be very hard working before they can be involved in this two categories, hard labour is working with your own body physically while hard work is a general term for anything that someone is doing to be successful. No matter what you do in this world you must definitely not lie down, that is why every success require hard work. Working in office or doing hard labour are all connected to hardworking because it aims towards one direction which is success.

Why are we running about if not because of our survivor, assuming all these things are there for us to take i don't take working hard will be necessary, but since we have to survive definitely we must put more efforts in all what we are doing which is all hard working.

[Unknown Op]

Hard labir and hard work are completely two different concept, hard work is purely physical it make your body exhausted it drain your physical energy in return for a certain amount of money in the form of paychecks. Where as working hard is related to our mental focus, our planning, the strategies we make it simply means that how we use our mind to solve certain problems or developed certain strategies to get particular output, you can do hard labor until and unless your body is not exhausted, but working hard help us to build our assets . Wealth comes from shifting labour to leverage.

[Obulis]

Without logical input someone might see both to means the same thing but both are different by purpose and results.

     Hard work can even be an intelligent efforts impacted by a CEO of multi billion dollars company but is not doing hard labor. A student taking their studies serious is hard work and the result is usually self development. Waking up early in the morning say 4:30 pm could be very hard work for allot of people to do and the purpose is to meet up.
      Hard labor the other way round is usually physical activities and some times very painful activity like some farming activities and other physical strength demanding jobs. Legally, people are usually sentenced to prison with hard labor which means physical stress.

Hard work is mind oriented aimed at self development/achieving goals while hard labor is muscle/ physical strength oriented which can be happening always.

[Finebone]

I was reading across this thread Just hard work doesn't guarantee wealth anymore., and reading through a few comments, I assume to see a slight of misunderstanding about the difference between HARD LABOR and HARD WORK.

I've got this feeling that doing hard labor doesn't mean working hard, wrong or right?

Edit: Hard labor explained as may not be understandable at first.

Both of them are completely a different thing.
Hard labour is more about doing physical work that drain you physically, which mostly causes fatigue on most occasions, but when talking about hard work or working hard, it's more about working relentlessly just to have a better future, believing that it's the best way to escape poverty, so they are two different things that should not be seen as the same.

[Abdulzuruku01]

Hard work has nothing to do with becoming rich. Hard work means your dedication or firm commitment to work where you are not a lazy person at work. To become rich, only work is not enough, along with work, you also have to focus on intellectual work. In reality, I often see that poor people are more hardworking than rich people. He is rich because he keeps himself busy with intellectual work, on the other hand, a poor person remains poor despite working hard, because he does not have to use his intelligence. The only difference between an ordinary farmer and an enterprising farmer is the 'intelligent' work. The farmer cultivates and sells in the market, on the other hand, the enterprising farmer cultivates and turns it into industrialization by applying his intelligence, from which he earns many times more money than an ordinary farmer. Same work, but different results.

Because of the risks that involve, for example, wealthy person that put huge money in a business, if there is any issues it actually can turn that rich person to zero. While hard working person didn't have any capital to invest, so both hard labor and hard work can't guaranteed rich, but in any case hard labour gives less stress and suffering.

Hard work because of the suffering with family responsibilities, paying taxes, limited access financial support all can not enable an individual that involve in the hard work to use his intelligence, for those reasons, it can make the individuals who are hard working remain in poverty.

[Synchronice]

I was reading across this thread Just hard work doesn't guarantee wealth anymore., and reading through a few comments, I assume to see a slight of misunderstanding about the difference between HARD LABOR and HARD WORK.

I've got this feeling that doing hard labor doesn't mean working hard, wrong or right?

Edit: Hard labor explained as may not be understandable at first.

Hard labor is the physically demanding job.
Hard work is the effort and the intensity you put into any task.

You can do hard labor like a hard work, i.e. you can work intensely on the physically demanding job. That way, you are doing a hard work in hard labor. But here is the thing. Hard work isn't in touch with hard labor, i.e. a the software developer can work incredibly hard on creating a new software but he doesn't do any hard labor in this case because he sits on chair and physically doesn't get exhausted (but mentally - does).

[icebar]

Hard labor pertains to a physical job that requires muscular endurance, subjectively, hard work is still done. But hard work in definition is any form of job or activity that is done with persistence and dedication, and is made intentionally for a specific goal or purpose.

Both are different but when analyzed deeply, there is always possibility that hard labor will contribute hard work, and when hard work and smart work are combined, a goal or target is being achieved in a more productive and profitable outcome.

Hard work helps people move forward, a person can work a lot, but if there is no proper plan and decision, then the value of that work is likely to decrease. To achieve real success, it is important to continue working intelligently with your hard work, maintain patience and consistency. It is necessary to move forward with your proper plan and make it a reality through hard work, from which your chances of success are created. To fulfill your goals, you have to do everything for yourself, improve yourself, because success does not come just by dreaming. To make that dream a reality, you have to keep trying and also learn regularly. A person can strengthen his future by making small improvements every day and some can move forward on the path to making his future easier.

[Minor Miner]

Hard labir and hard work are completely two different concept, hard work is purely physical it make your body exhausted it drain your physical energy in return for a certain amount of money in the form of paychecks. Where as working hard is related to our mental focus, our planning, the strategies we make it simply means that how we use our mind to solve certain problems or developed certain strategies to get particular output, you can do hard labor until and unless your body is not exhausted, but working hard help us to build our assets . Wealth comes from shifting labour to leverage.

When you do hard labor and dedicate most of your day to it, that is also called hard work. Hard labor is not simply a paid job or just exchanging physical effort for a fixed salary. When you work for yourself, build something of your own, and invest your time and effort into a long term goal. For example, farming, starting a small business, and traditional crafts...these are also hard labor. Hard labor can still absolutely lead to wealth if you know how to do it right. Do not look down on it.

When it comes to planning, strategy, using your brain, and dedicating a significant amount of time to the work. It is a combination of hard work and smart work.

[Zackz5000]

I was reading across this thread Just hard work doesn't guarantee wealth anymore., and reading through a few comments, I assume to see a slight of misunderstanding about the difference between HARD LABOR and HARD WORK.

I've got this feeling that doing hard labor doesn't mean working hard, wrong or right?

Edit: Hard labor explained as may not be understandable at first.

Both of them are completely a different thing.
Hard labour is more about doing physical work that drain you physically, which mostly causes fatigue on most occasions, but when talking about hard work or working hard, it's more about working relentlessly just to have a better future, believing that it's the best way to escape poverty, so they are two different things that should not be seen as the same.

Hard labourers aften earn less and they do most of the hard jobs of which they are supposed to earn high because of the kind of work they do, I have several of them around me i knew them when I was small they are hire for anything hard labour, like breaking stones, digging of holes breaking ground and carrying heavy loads etc and yet they are still poor at old age, sometimes too we don't need to work hard to better our future what we need sometimes is working smart.