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@ScottBurson >The problem I have with this is that in real life, it doesn't matter how hard you work on something; what matters is the quality of the result.
by pretoriusB 14y ago
@ScottBurson
>The problem I have with this is that in real life, it doesn't matter how hard you work on something; what matters is the quality of the result.
What makes you think the two are unrelated? If one is hopelessly incopetent maybe, but for most people hard work equals better results.
It's something that has been stated time and again regarding geniuses / very productive people et al, in the form of, say, the "10,000 hour rule", or the "99 perspiration, 1% inspiration".
- greenyoda 14y agoResults may be correlated with effort if you consider a single person. However, in real life, you're usually competing with someone else. Let's say we're comparing two employees: X works hard 80 hours a week; Y works only 40 hours a week and takes long lunches. But somehow, Y still ends up producing more results of a better quality. A rational manager should pay Y more than X, since it's only the end results that are of value to the company.