Why Working So Hard Does Not Work?
In life, we live and work within the premise that hard work is
the ultimate means of achieving success in life. People believe
that when they work hard, they know that they will reap better
results, more positive upshots, and a better, successful life.
However, in todays hustle and bustle of everyday living, many
health experts are advising most people who are workaholics or
those who work so hard not to burn their selves out. They
contend that working hard is not really an ideal stepping-stone
to success. In fact, studies show that working hard is not
really an effective way in gaining the kind of achievement you
want to obtain.
In reality, there are people who do not work that much but gain
the best results. Its like reaping results without even ripping
your heart and mind out. These people seemed to have that power
that turns everything into gold.
On the other hand, there are people who continue to burn their
selves out and yet they do not get the gratification and the
achievement they wish to obtain.
So, the question now lies on why is working hard does not work
when it comes to accomplishing something worthy of your time and
effort?
The answer lies on the fact that working hard is not the key to
success. In fact, many people contend that the old adage, Work
hard, play hard, must have been coined by a man who has the
brawn and the body to endure stress and everything.
What matters most is the condition and the gratification that a
person gets whenever he or she works. Working hard alone does
not contribute to the success of an individual. To be
successful, you need something more. It would be better to
rephrase the once strict saying into, Have fun, work better,
and play better!
Enjoying what you do is the ultimate key to success. You have to
love the work that you do in order to achieve the gratification
and the happiness that you truly deserve.
Consequently, working hard will not give you that kind of
gratification because you will always feel that you have to
stretch your capacity in order to accommodate more work and,
thus, making you feel you are nearing success.
So, for people who want to know more on the reasons why working
so hard will simply not produce better results, here is a list
of some basis why working hard is not good and ineffective.
1. The human body has a specific optimum range of working
capacity
It is obvious that most people have a specific range of pressure
that they can bear and accept, or even feel at ease with.
Hence, there are times wherein the person feels discontented
whenever they get workload that is below the scale of their
capacity to tolerate pressure. But, there are also instances
wherein they burn out in the event that they have so many tasks
that the pressure exceeds the normal capacity that they can
tolerate.
So, if you work so hard, you will only end up bad-tempered and
irritable simply because what you do is already beyond your
capacity to manage work. What happens next is that you may even
end up doing things the wrong way because your mind and body can
no longer take the pressure.
2. Working so hard causes fatigue and stress
Call it fatigue, listlessness, tiredness, lethargy, or just
plain feeling pooped, 7 million Americans visit their doctors
each year seeking an answer for why they are dragging.
The reason for this is that they are already stressed-out. Most
health experts say that stress is the number one cause of
fatigue. Stress causes your body to go into fight-or-flight
mode. When that occurs, you produce excess adrenaline and other
hormones that make your heart beat faster and energize your
body. As soon as that bursts is over, however, you slump into
fatigue.
Being constantly stressed-out is like living with one foot on
the break and the other on the accelerator, you are eventually
going to strip your gears. Stress also triggers other physical
responses that compound fatigue, including muscle tension.
3. The rich do not work for money, they have money work for them.
The problem with most people who are financially restrained is
that they are motivated by fear and greed. They are afraid of
running out of money to meet ones needs, and greed or desire to
buy better things or enjoy life more. That is why they work day
in and day out to earn more money only to meet their needs and
wants.
On the other hand, the rich work, even for free sometimes, but
aim to master how to handle and deal with money and not have
money drive them crazy. They are more on the lookout for
creative and fun ways to generate more money with the least
effort required.
You see, the bottom line of this issue is that working hard is
not the ultimate key to survival. What matters most is that you
have fun, enjoy life, take everything easily, and work out
things one by one.
Life is not a race. In order to be successful, you do not have
to compete to win. You just have to be happy in everything that
you do and you will just see that everything will fall into
place as you want it to be.
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