[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":75},["ShallowReactive",2],{"stoicism-article-05/30":3},{"path":4,"stem":5,"title":6,"description":7,"meta":8,"body":23},"/stoicism/05/30","stoicism/05/30","Working Hard Or Hardly Working","Meditation for May 30, 2021",{"quotes":9,"last_updated_at":15,"tags":16,"categories":19,"changeFreq":21,"backgroundImage":22},[10],{"quote":11},{"content":12,"author":13,"source":14},"I can't call a person a hard worker just because I hear they read and write, even if working at it all night. Until I know what a person is working for, I can't deem them industrious. … I can if the end they work for is their own ruling principle, having it be and remain in constant harmony with Nature.","Epictetus","Discourses, 4.4.41;43","2021-05-30T07:00:00",[17,18],"stoicism","right action",[20,17],"meditation","never","/IMG_1795.jpg",{"type":24,"value":25,"toc":69},"minimark",[26,30,33,61,66],[27,28,29],"p",{},"I wonder if I would have learned these lessons from Epictetus when I was in high school. Hundreds of years later, we are\nstill making assumptions that the hardest workers are in the office longer.",[27,31,32],{},"A wise person would say the best worker is the most efficient. While efficiency is at a high, many are not working\nsmarter.",[27,34,35,36,40,41,44,45,48,49,53,54,57,58],{},"It is time to ask the three \"W's\". ",[37,38,39],"strong",{},"What",", ",[37,42,43],{},"why",", and ",[37,46,47],{},"where",". ",[50,51,52],"em",{},"What are you doing?","  ",[50,55,56],{},"Why are you doing what you\nare doing?"," ",[50,59,60],{},"Where is your job/career leading you?",[62,63,65],"h3",{"id":64},"conclusion","Conclusion",[27,67,68],{},"Your answers should provide you with a sense of accomplishment and if not, you should stop and re-evaluate what you are\ndoing.",{"title":70,"searchDepth":71,"depth":71,"links":72},"",2,[73],{"id":64,"depth":74,"text":65},3,1793716904039]