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But isn't work ethic largely a product of "luck" based factors? Namely intelligence (figuring out the link and steps required between working hard for low pay n
by jiggy2011 12y ago
But isn't work ethic largely a product of "luck" based factors?
Namely intelligence (figuring out the link and steps required between working hard for low pay now and having a larger payoff later) and environmental factors.
For example a kid like Zuckerberg (with a dentist father and psychiatrist mother) is going to get get the message "hard work is rewarded" reinforced much more strongly than the son of a blue collar worker who worked hard at low pay for years and then got laid off after a work related injury.
- HarryHirsch 12y agoa kid like Zuckerberg (with a dentist father and psychiatrist mother) is going to get get the message "hard work is rewarded" reinforced I trust that Zuckerberg, a member of a prominent family in White Plains and a Harvard alum, knows full well that he owes his success to family and university networks. Hard work is for the peones. Also: http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2013/11/x/281699/ http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2013/11/x/28169...
- jiggy2011 12y agoWell, it's both. The smart part is working out where to apply one's limited capacity for work hard. Zuck could have followed in the footsteps of many college students (including many rich ones who don't need the money) and learnt work ethic by working hard at Mcdonalds during his time at Harvard. Zuck figured out that working for free building a way for Harvad men to hobnob with each other was a better use of his time and resources.