What is the difference between hard work and smart work?

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Sathish said:   8 years ago
According to me, doing hard work again and again then we know how to do the work to smartly.

Our experience to build into smart.
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Abdul Wahid said:   8 years ago
Working hard means working more with less skills and knowledge that tend to take more time and more energy.

Working smart means working less with available skills and knowledge by organising it in best available manner to achieve it done on time.
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SHRIRAAM R said:   8 years ago
Hard work gives more timing.

Smart work gives less timing.
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Dharti Kapadiya said:   8 years ago
Both hard work and smart work give solution for a particular problem but smart work gives a solution in a minimum time with more brain usage than hard work.

Ultimately, smart work is the best option to save time as well as to improve mental ability/skill/knowledge.
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Vishwanath said:   8 years ago
Hard work - It means that you work in a gruelling manner; for instance, spending 10+ hours studying for an exam.

Smart work - Smart work can go hand in hand with hard work. But 'smart work' means that you use an efficient method to finish a particular task. For instance, referring the above example, you use a specific method to study for an exam that saves your time, as well as prepares you for it perfectly.
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Vikas yadav said:   8 years ago
Hard work shows your knowledge, while smart work shows your experience.
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Jayanta Malik said:   8 years ago
Hard work takes strength and time.

But smart work saves our strength and time.
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Sri Harsha K S said:   8 years ago
Suppose a wood cutter is cutting wood without sharpening his tool for hours that is hardwork and if he sharpens his tool and cuts wood then its smart work.

One can finish the same job in a lot lesser time with smart work.
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Jagadish VN said:   8 years ago
'I can do this'.
This is confidence because I am making a statement on myself since I know what my ability is.

'Only I can do this'.
This is over confidence because I am making a statement on others without knowing their ability.
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Ramachandran said:   8 years ago
Do work with spending more physical effort and less mental effort is hard work.

Do work with spending more mental effort and less physical effort is smart work.
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