What is the difference between hard work and smart work?

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Asmin Khatoon said:   3 weeks ago
Hard work gives you experience.
Smart work comes with experience.
There is no smart work without hard work.

Example:

When I started learning Java, I did hard work—practising daily, fixing errors.
That gave me experience.
Now, with that experience, I do smart work—write better code in less time.
So, smart work became possible because of hard work.
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Bhoomika Chourey said:   3 weeks ago
Hard work gives you experience.
Smart work comes with experience.
There is no smart work without hard work.

Example:
When I started learning Java, I did hard work—practising daily, fixing errors.
That gave me experience.
Now, with that experience, I do smart work—write better code in less time.
So, smart work became possible because of hard work.
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RAMVIKESH V said:   1 month ago
In my opinion, Hard work and Smart work both are important in our lives, and both are keys to success.

But without hard work, smart work is not possible. We know that experience comes from hard work and Smart work.
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Md Danish said:   1 month ago
Hard work means putting in your full effort, time, and energy—even if it involves making mistakes.

Smart work comes from hard work because through hard work, we face various challenges, learn from our mistakes, and then find better, more efficient ways to do things.
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Neha Thomas said:   2 months ago
Hard work is like digging a hole with a spoon, while smart work is digging the same hole with a shovel.

I believe both hard work and smart work are needed to complete the task efficiently.
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Pavani Chowdala said:   3 months ago
Hardwork - It includes the straightforward method of doing same tasks which can require more time & energy.

Smartwork - It includes alternate ways of doing the same work more efficiently with the same accuracy mind & energy.
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Sv yadav said:   4 months ago
Hard work tekes a long period to complete the tasks.

While Smart work took less effort for tha same tasks.
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Sivabalan P said:   4 months ago
The difference of hard work and smart work is, that smart work is the key of lazy people to complete the work most easily and many MNCs hire lazy people for do their work faster than the normal way.
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Balkrishna Namdev Gawade said:   4 months ago
Hard Work:
Putting in a lot of time and effort.
Focuses on dedication and perseverance.
Example: Studying for 10 hours by reading the same book again and again.

Smart Work:
Achieving more with better planning and techniques.
Focuses on efficiency and using the right tools or methods.
Example: Studying for 5 hours using summaries, previous papers, and understanding key concepts.
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Nalla Gouthami said:   6 months ago
Hard work is all about putting a lot of effort into completing a task.

Smartwork is working efficiently and using proper strategy and tools to complete the work within the least time.
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