[Crier1002]

"work smart, not hard"

i think this advice is a bit too vague and it's just something people say to sound smart to trick people into thinking there's a shortcut to mastery

i genuinely believe that if you work hard to hone your skill on something, it will do you good. if you want to get good at something, you gotta put in the hours, the grind. e.g. to learn how to play a tennis, you gotta, you know, actually get down to the court and play tennis instead of watching tutorial on how to play tennis. Same goes with programming, music, etc.

now pair working hard with the ability to retrospect -- you'll master a lot of skills in life

[zepolen]

Work smart not hard is not about mastery it's about maximizing your output.