Articles by 大象小兵

Sorry, Hard Work Does Not Equal Excellence, and Effort Does Not Always Pay Off!

What determines how excellent a person is not how hard they work, but their way of thinking. A graduate school candidate studies 12 hours a day, often staying up until 1-2 AM—is that hard work? Very hard, but is he excellent? Not necessarily. An operations person chases hot topics and stays up late writing articles to gain a few followers and more reads—is that hard work? Very hard, but will she necessarily be excellent? Not necessarily. Your way of thinking determines your behavior, and your behavior ultimately determines how excellent you are. I could have written...