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Why Working Smarter Beats Working Harder

2024-07-31 · Short · Ali · recording, 0:37 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Productivity and time · mode: Explanation and tutorial

In a Short, Ali says working harder does not earn an employee a raise, since value comes from one creative idea that grows a business tenfold; such ideas come in the sauna, the shower or on a walk, and because a creative breakthrough needs a lot of rest, he asks himself whether working harder will really bring the result he wants.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Working harder versus giving yourself space for the creative idea

  • ★★ Ali says an employee who thinks working harder will get noticed and earn a raise soon learns that the workplace does not work that way: value comes from the one creative idea that grows a business tenfold. — 00:00:00
  • ★★ Ali says creative ideas tend to come in the sauna, in the shower or on a walk rather than at your desk, when you give the subconscious part of the brain space to work. — 00:00:00
  • ★★★ Whenever Ali risks sliding into "grindset" territory, he asks whether working harder will really lead to the result he wants or whether it needs a creative breakthrough, which requires a lot of rest. — 00:00:00

Threads in this video

  • refine · How do you make more money in your job? — Ali says an employee who thinks working harder will get noticed and earn a raise soon learns that the workplace does not work that way: value comes from the one creative idea that grows a business tenfold. (00:00:00)
  • refine · How do you have more creative ideas? — Ali says creative ideas tend to come in the sauna, in the shower or on a walk rather than at your desk, when you give the subconscious part of the brain space to work. (00:00:00)
  • refine · How many hours a day should you work? — Whenever Ali risks sliding into "grindset" territory, he asks whether working harder will really lead to the result he wants or whether it needs a creative breakthrough, which requires a lot of rest. (00:00:00)

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