That sounds terrible. Who would want to do that? And that seems to be the only answer you ever choose. You smart people think of something else.
I was reading this book over the weekend, and this quote popped out at me.
“Putting your nose to the grindstone is a really easy way to cover up the bad process.” – Mike Michalowicz. He’s a business guy with some neat ideas on cash management that I’ll be sharing with you down the road a little (once I test them out).
But regardless of the rest, he’s right on this point. Buckling down and working harder probably means you have a problem somewhere you should fix.
I failed that last test. I’m really going to work harder on this one.
I barely passed pharm last week, so I guess I’ll put more time into pharm from now on.
There are lots of problems with that plan. One is that there is only so much time. How do you keep just adding in more time and more hard work as your only answer? At some point, well, you run out.
Secondly, it’s lazy. How is working harder lazy? It means you didn’t even try to think of another solution. It’s a knee-jerk reaction. I guess I’ll just work harder.
Is that one possible solution? Yes, absolutely. Is it the only solution? No.
Is it the best solution? Maybe, but you didn’t even take the time to think of anything else.
The next time you think to yourself “I’ll just work longer and harder,” grab a pencil and paper and come up with no less than ten ideas for what you can do to improve.
Let me help:
– Study first thing in the morning.
– Practice with spaced repetition (like how the Final Step is set up)
– Get at least 7 hours of sleep
– Study more in groups (or maybe stop studying in groups altogether)
And on and on
Use that brain of yours. It’s become a very expensive tool. You might as well use it for yourself.
Brian Wallace
