Is smart work really for everyone?

[Antotena]

Hardworking can pay massively too, but the majority isn't worth it, I still respect skills and smartness than hardworking though, and it also depends on the country you are from, some countries have good jobs and salaries while others don't, specifically we from Africa, hardworking in Africa is not worth it, they pay too less for heavy works but they respect skills than anything else, adding smartness gets you there faster, that's why you must add it, I believe smart working should be generally for everyone.

There are many local farmers here that farm products as soon as we receive the first rain here, the farming lasted for 6 months and when they are done with harvest, they bring them home. They don't even dried the product and store them for long and hold till when there high demands, they take the ones they are going to eat for the period of dry season that will last for 6 months and sell the rest of the products at cheaper price and go live their life as they want.

The middle men go to them, buy these products at cheap prices, hold them for at least 3 month and when the price is high, they bring out the products and sell with confidence and profits. You can see that they don't do the work, they just invest and buy and then sell when the price is high where by the farmers spend 6 months cultivating these products and sell them at cheap prices. This is the difference between hard work and working smart to make money.

[danieldavidd]

Yes smart work is for everybody but that is when you ready to bring out your skills and ideas towards people and ready to make sacrifices because there's failure along the journey,  based on my observation those are things smart work needs for you to succeed.

[DanWalker]

There are many local farmers here that farm products as soon as we receive the first rain here, the farming lasted for 6 months and when they are done with harvest, they bring them home. They don't even dried the product and store them for long and hold till when there high demands, they take the ones they are going to eat for the period of dry season that will last for 6 months and sell the rest of the products at cheaper price and go live their life as they want.

The middle men go to them, buy these products at cheap prices, hold them for at least 3 month and when the price is high, they bring out the products and sell with confidence and profits. You can see that they don't do the work, they just invest and buy and then sell when the price is high where by the farmers spend 6 months cultivating these products and sell them at cheap prices. This is the difference between hard work and working smart to make money.

Nah, this example doesn't prove working smart matters more than working hard. It just shows that people with capital have an advantage over those who have to sell their produce right away to make ends meet.

Farmers  work their asses off for 6month before they finally get to harvest their crops. But they have to sell most of it right after harvest because its their main source of income. They need money to get by and for the next planting season. Meanwhile, middlemen  have more capital and resource. They can buy the produce cheap , and  store it , and wait for prices to go up before selling. That's capital advantage, nothing more.

I'd bet if  farmer had enough capital  and zero financial pressure  they'd do the exact same thing. 

[cocadalcan]

We are all familiar with the phrase or statement "WORK SMART NOT HARD" but the fact is that this isn't going to work for eveyone. If you are someone that's trying to build wealth from ground zero or from scratch you need to work hard because you are building from nothing. A lot of wealthy people only talk about working smart because they are speaking from their point of view, the ones that built from the bottom worked hard and when they finally got to that point where they want to be they sustain it by working smart. A lot of people are not making progress because they are applying smart work when they are supposed to be working hard. what's your opinion on this?

There is a connection between hard work and intelligence. A foolish person will never work hard to improve his condition. But an intelligent person can use intelligence to understand in which field and where he can succeed by working hard. The two are each dependent because working hard without a goal and purpose can be worthless. By applying intelligence, you can easily guess in which field you need to acquire skills.
Many people are not able to improve because they have worked without using intelligence. The amount of salary a hard worker earns in a whole week, an intelligent and skilled person earns more in a day than that hard worker. This is because acquiring skills and applying them intelligently.

[Unknown Op]

Everyone has to work hard, some do that via physical tasks and some done that via non-physical tasks and often the latter get more rewards in general. And they should know where to work that hard, because being a labour is a difficult job but it is not going to make them richer, while someone who is working for commission or something like that instead of fixed salary will get more results if they work hard and that is how they stand out from others.

Hard work does not guarantee better reward regardless of whether someone is doing a lot of physical work or earning in any other way. It is true that a person who works as a labourer has to work longer hours, has to do a lot of physical and tedious tasks and has to put more effort in compared to person who does an office based job but their work is also equally valuable.

The problem is difference in wages, available opportunities for them and it is also about how the society gives value to different types of work. Commission based jobs no doubt give more money but they also come with a lot of risk because their income is not stable and it is not always guaranteed at fixed rate; it change with time and effort. On other hand, person who has fixed salary can also make extra money and build wealth by taking different step like learning new skill and making better financial decisions. Smart work is all about how you are going to use the skills that you have learned in better way rather than just looking for a job that pays more.

[Jubilee58]

We are all familiar with the phrase or statement "WORK SMART NOT HARD" but the fact is that this isn't going to work for eveyone. If you are someone that's trying to build wealth from ground zero or from scratch you need to work hard because you are building from nothing. A lot of wealthy people only talk about working smart because they are speaking from their point of view, the ones that built from the bottom worked hard and when they finally got to that point where they want to be they sustain it by working smart. A lot of people are not making progress because they are applying smart work when they are supposed to be working hard. what's your opinion on this?

When it comes to building wealth, I think is a combination of being smart, and also working working hard, and when we talk about working hard, it doesn't necessarily mean working strainously before acheiving your financial goal, but involves physical agility to work towards acheiving wealth. While creating wealth everyone does not follow the same channel or encounter the same thing. Some individuals inherited wealth or inherited money, and start building wealth from that very point, while some persons started all alone from zero point, and of course these two categories of people cannot encounter the same thing in the course of building wealth because it will be more easier for that person who already inherited wealth or money to achieve his goals very quickly than someone who is starting from zero point. So for you to succeed in creating wealth on the long run, you need to work hard, and you also have to apply smartness.

[rachael9385]

We are all familiar with the phrase or statement "WORK SMART NOT HARD" but the fact is that this isn't going to work for eveyone. If you are someone that's trying to build wealth from ground zero or from scratch you need to work hard because you are building from nothing.

One thing that you need to understand is that there is no between both of them that's actually easy, Even smart work requires hard work to an extent but the difference between them is the type or nature of the work. Not everyone that built from scratch actually did the type of hardwork you are referring to but even though they worked smart the word smart doesn't make it any easier.

Honestly, I don’t agree with that. Even if you’re working hard, you still need to work smart. You need a plan and a strategy because what’s the point of stressing yourself so much if there’s an easier and more effective way to get the same result?
I feel like people confuse working smart with looking for shortcuts.

Accurate point, working smart doesn't mean that it is a shortcut to success, there are some people that work remotely, they don't have to turn up for work in an office but this doesn't mean that they are not working hard too, they also carry out tasks that are very difficult as well. In a nutshell nothing is easy.

[Yeesha]

We are all familiar with the phrase or statement "WORK SMART NOT HARD" but the fact is that this isn't going to work for eveyone. If you are someone that's trying to build wealth from ground zero or from scratch you need to work hard because you are building from nothing. A lot of wealthy people only talk about working smart because they are speaking from their point of view, the ones that built from the bottom worked hard and when they finally got to that point where they want to be they sustain it by working smart. A lot of people are not making progress because they are applying smart work when they are supposed to be working hard. what's your opinion on this?

You don't have to work harder until you become wealthy before you start working smartly. Both hard work and smart work works hand in hand, whether you are starting from the scratch or you've already reach your dreamed point or position in life. Working harder without applying smartness, wisdom and suitable strategies can drain your energy, and may lead to exhaustion of your energy, and this can lead to disappointment, discomfort and discouraged, causing you to give up at some point. You're actually not giving up because you like the capacity, capability and the ability to succeed in life, but it is because you're using your time and energy without maximising your efforts.

[Borbb]

Most times work is not said to be done by over hardworking but it depends on the kind of strategies you're using to enable you reach your target, without strategies you might find things difficult for yourself even if you don't have the full idea perhaps with the little knowledge you have and also being consistent. Thou they're works that requires effort before you can get through it, especially if you're still a newbie you will have to work very hard to rank up, both is necessary smart and hardworking.