Good old hardwork

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Zodiax

When did everything become so focused on shortcuts and complex strategies to cheat your way through life. Whatever happened to good old hardwork, without all the focus on shortcuts.

Well there are shortcuts and illegal shortcuts?

I have worked very hard on my flyer business over the last year, and hard work will only get you so far, then strategy will take over!

I don't consider doing a flyer in a day instead of a week to be cheating, just as long as the quality is there.

Nothing wrong with shortcuts, just as long as they are legal and ethical!

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MissTerraK

11 years ago

Originally Posted by tagiscom

Well there are shortcuts and illegal shortcuts?

I have worked very hard on my flyer business over the last year, and hard work will only get you so far, then strategy will take over!

I don't consider doing a flyer in a day instead of a week to be cheating, just as long as the quality is there.

Nothing wrong with shortcuts, just as long as they are legal and ethical!

You pegged it Shane!

On all counts, including the kitty gif.

Terra

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tagiscom 11 years ago

Originally Posted by MissTerraK

You pegged it Shane!

On all counts, including the kitty gif.

Terra

Glad l got the kitty gif right, he, he!
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laurencewins

11 years ago

Some shortcuts are great but quality must come first, always!

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lanfear63

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Zodiax

When did everything become so focused on shortcuts and complex strategies to cheat your way through life. Whatever happened to good old hardwork, without all the focus on shortcuts.

The human race has made machines, computers, systems and software to take the drudgery out of hard work. Soon we will have domestic robots to take a lot more of it away, leaving us free for more cerebral activities. Thats the plan

The reality may be that we just get lazy and out of shape physically.

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tagiscom

11 years ago

Originally Posted by lanfear63

The human race has made machines, computers, systems and software to take the drudgery out of hard work. Soon we will have domestic robots to take a lot more of it away, leaving us free for more cerebral activities. Thats the plan

The reality may be that we just get lazy and out of shape physically.

Except when the power goes off or the batterys start to die, then toys and especially robots go into "Night of the living Dead mode"!

Furbeys, (the new ones, the eyes go weird), battery powered rocking horses, (end's up with a broken neck, no seriously go to a toy shop)!

Waiting for the movie to come out, lol!

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HeySal

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Zodiax

Whatever happened to good old hardwork, .

You want me to do WHHHHHHAT?

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bojan92

11 years ago

Shortcuts are a great way to get the job done more quickly but in this way the quality suffers. So find shortcuts if you can but be careful with the quality

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yukon

Banned 11 years ago

Do you have any Cliffs Notes for this forum thread?

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Claude Whitacre

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Zodiax

When did everything become so focused on shortcuts and complex strategies to cheat your way through life. Whatever happened to good old hardwork, without all the focus on shortcuts.

Hard work used to be a necessity, to survive. And for some, it still is. But I never thought of it as a virtue.

Being smarter isn't cheating.

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Dan Riffle

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre

Hard work used to be a necessity, to survive. And for some, it still is. But I never thought of it as a virtue.

Being smarter isn't cheating.

But even working smarter can fall under the "hard work" umbrella. You don't have to be moving bricks or slaying lions for it to count as hard work.

Let me stop you here - I accept your reply as an acceptable, if not lesser, counter argument.

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Claude Whitacre

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Dan Riffle

But even working smarter can fall under the "hard work" umbrella.

Thinking is harder for some than others. I'm sorry to hear that it takes so much effort for you.

Originally Posted by Dan Riffle

You don't have to be moving bricks or slaying lions for it to count as hard work.

So, you are equating slaying lions as hard work? As admirable? As something to be applauded?

You disgust me. As always. You have just crossed the lion.

Originally Posted by Dan Riffle

Let me stop you here

The absolute definition of wishful thinking.

I think my work here is done. And I didn't break a sweat.......and I didn't kill a lion.

Originally Posted by Dan Riffle

if not lesser,

And that is why I had to attack....like a lion.....that I would never kill.

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Dan Riffle

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre

So, you are equating slaying lions as hard work? As admirable? As something to be applauded?

You disgust me. As always. You have just crossed the lion.

Depending how its done, I'm certain slaying lions is hard work.

Hard work, in and of itself, is neither admirable nor deplorable. It's just work.

The final statement in my previous post not only stands, but I have been proven psychic. Quantum Physics be damned.

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Claude Whitacre

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Dan Riffle

Hard work, in and of itself, is neither admirable nor deplorable. It's just work.
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You have no idea how long I've waited to read something intelligent from you. I shall put this on my mantle (yes, I assume I have a mantle), and let it remind me...that miracles happen, and dreams really do come true.

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Dan Riffle

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre

You have no idea how long I've waited to read something intelligent from you. I shall put this on my mantle (yes, I assume I have a mantle), and let it remind me...that miracles happen, and dreams really do come true.

You're just saying that because you had to look up "deplorable."

I am, however, happy to be of service. Someone like you probably needs a constant external reminder that dreams can, in fact, come true.

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Claude Whitacre

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Dan Riffle

You're just saying that because you had to look up "deplorable.".

Deplorable is my favorite flavor of ice cream. see? I know what it means.

Originally Posted by Dan Riffle

I am, however, happy to be of service. Someone like you probably needs a constant external reminder that dreams can, in fact, come true.

I know dreams can come true. Last night I dreamed that an evil foul smelling troll was going to taunt me about my favorite flavor of ice cream.

And...Ta Da!

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Dan Riffle

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Claude Whitacre

I know dreams can come true. Last night I dreamed that an evil foul smelling troll was going to taunt me about my favorite flavor of ice cream.

And...Ta Da!

Hey, Mark isn't even here to defend himself!

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lanfear63 11 years ago

Originally Posted by Dan Riffle

Hey, Mark isn't even here to defend himself!

I resent that. I never criticize peoples ice cream flavor choices.

The evil, foul smelling troll
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Pontiacwar

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Zodiax

When did everything become so focused on shortcuts and complex strategies to cheat your way through life. Whatever happened to good old hardwork, without all the focus on shortcuts.

My belief about hard work being gone is caused by making so easy and convient. when i was young at 5 and up I was made to work in the cotton fields. my dad planted cotton with one and two row planters. today 10 t0 12 row planters. my dad used muels, today big powerful air condition tractors. when cotton came up we chopped grass and weed out with a hoe. today chemical. takes care of weeds and grass, picking time came, we use pick sacks, picked cotton up to 400 lbs per day, today machine are used. Every other business has been made easier with every kind of improvements. i started working at age 5 so nothing was to hard for me. kids to day dont work at all until at least 16 and if its no air condition or heated they don't anything to do with it. its not their fault. its ours because we wanted things easier and more money

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tagiscom

11 years ago

Originally Posted by Pontiacwar

My belief about hard work being gone is caused by making so easy and convient. when i was young at 5 and up I was made to work in the cotton fields. my dad planted cotton with one and two row planters. today 10 t0 12 row planters. my dad used muels, today big powerful air condition tractors. when cotton came up we chopped grass and weed out with a hoe. today chemical. takes care of weeds and grass, picking time came, we use pick sacks, picked cotton up to 400 lbs per day, today machine are used. Every other business has been made easier with every kind of improvements. i started working at age 5 so nothing was to hard for me. kids to day dont work at all until at least 16 and if its no air condition or heated they don't anything to do with it. its not their fault. its ours because we wanted things easier and more money

True, first world economies, will shirk unpleasant, hard work, and usually get in immigrants from third world economies, to take those sorts of jobs.

I have seen people working in fish and chip shops on 43 degree days, (bloody hot for US residents).

A bit like going from an oven outside on Keep Warm to their shop which is 200 Degrees hot!

And if l walk up the road to a franchised chicken shop, the air con is on full, and it is cold, eventhough they have a large coal and chicken roasting area!

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