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Originally posted by linkyd
Amp, Nice post. But here's my thoughts...
While it's nice to tow the Puritan work ethic line of hard work, diligence, piety, and thrift as a personal highway to the middle/high income bracket, what's wrong with finding short cuts?
I'm not talking about short cuts as in avoidance of work or thinking, but working hard at being efficient, at maximizing profit? Indeed, while the US was partly built on the much talked about "Hard work" I'd say more than 90% of it is built on the idea of "Short Cuts"--faster, leaner, cheaper, you name it.
So cut us slackers some slack. I'd rather dream up and work on pneumatic drills while everyone else pounds concrete with their bare knuckles. Call me weird, but less work and higher efficiency = more time dreaming up newer stuff.
As for the other observations re personal traits. Sure, they're nice to have but lionizing these traits often distracts people from the real lesson--seek personal balance and things will come easier than if you hung on too tight.
I guess all those Vipassana classes are finally paying off 
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I think you are already well aware that we are on the exact same wavelength....
Nothing wrong with streamlining or shortcuts.... provided those words are used in CONTEXT. Most people see those words as, "hey... I can take a shortcut and get rich!" And it just doesn't work that way.... a shortcut to you and me means efficiency, more productivity thru less output, and maximizing profits.... shortcuts to the clueless means time to fuck off and get rich off someone elses work.
And you know that's where my mind is at.... the shit up there is low-level Business 101.
