What is the difference between hard work and smart work?
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Chhavi said:
1 month ago
Hard work is about brute force, putting in long hours, and sheer determination.
Smart work, on the other hand, is about strategy, prioritisation, and leveraging tools and resources to achieve more with less effort.
It's the difference between "doing things right" and "doing the right things".
Smart work, on the other hand, is about strategy, prioritisation, and leveraging tools and resources to achieve more with less effort.
It's the difference between "doing things right" and "doing the right things".
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Kavya said:
2 months ago
Hard work means working for a long period of time without taking any rest.
Smart work means doing your best for a short time by using tricks.
Smart work means doing your best for a short time by using tricks.
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Asmin Khatoon said:
4 months 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.
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:
4 months 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.
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:
4 months 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.
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:
4 months 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.
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:
5 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.
I believe both hard work and smart work are needed to complete the task efficiently.
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Pavani Chowdala said:
6 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.
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:
7 months ago
Hard work tekes a long period to complete the tasks.
While Smart work took less effort for tha same tasks.
While Smart work took less effort for tha same tasks.
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Sivabalan P said:
7 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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