#psychology #productivity #workplace-myths #fallacy #mental-health #
idea
Trying your best is not about how much pain and sweat you accumulate on a problem. It's about how much reflection you are putting in to doing it right.
Pain is not the unit of effort[1]. Instead pain should be an indicator that you are not doing things right. Trying your best should lead to happiness in doing things the right way, in a satisfactory manner.
links
- Blog / On a sense of urgency / Hair on fire - asking people to be panicked as the unit of trying their best.
references
[1]: alkjash/Pain is not the unit of effortref
There is a strong association of "Trying your best" with "being in pain" which should not be.
Instead, being in pain should be an indicator that you are doing it wrong, and instead should re-thing how stuff is done.
- If it hurts you are probably doing it wrong
- You are not trying your best if you are not happy
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