Luck or Hard work: What matters more?

[dwilson24]

Sometimes you blame yourself for not putting in all the efforts required. The other times all the hard work that you’ve put in seem less when compared to others. There is always a goal-directed behavior that directs our efforts. We won’t put in efforts if we wouldn’t feel it would do any good for us. Today, we will discuss Luck or hard work what matters more?

How interest initiate effort?
Efforts are not big or small, their intensity varies with our interests. The amount of interest one will have in a task or an event would cater to the number of efforts one will put in. So, efforts coexist where interest lies. A person interested to learn to code would put in all the efforts to get an internship because scoring itself won’t do any good. Whereas it becomes hard to put in the same amount of efforts if you lack interest.

Luck or Hard work
People get what they deserve. The efforts which they made brings them the success, but whenever they lose they have a habit of blaming their luck. Now, blaming luck without even putting in efforts is another popular fashion. Luck and fate aren’t enough. If I would crib for my poor vocabulary without making any efforts for improving it, then probably luck won’t do its magic.

Conclusion
Luck VS Though, there are times when we get something without any effort. Those are the times when luck works in our favor. Like, if you attempted the questions containing 86 marks in your paper and you score a 90? Or else winning a lottery? It can bring you short term joy but won’t help you to develop in a true sense. Secondly, putting in efforts would not always bring you success. But with hard work, you can prepare yourself for even greater success by making yourself more learned and capable. So, we can say that one can build his/her own luck by continuous hard work. Therefore, though luck exists, hard work matters the most.

[Youryeodongsaeng]

Hard work, regardless. Though, even with hard work, some things won't work out for you. Like how Harvard has low acceptance rate, yet there's tens of thousands of students there, and to get into Harvard, is based on luck for what I am assuming. I also see it as unfair how the hard workers won't always get the award or reward, they aim for. I was at an alternative school ever since the second half of 6th grade. I did get an opportunity to leave to go to regular school, but I was dumb enough to stay all because of a boy. Years went by, middle ended, high school started. I was never recommended the chance to go to high school all because the teachers lack teaching caused me to fall asleep in class. How'd you feel or be when you're in the classroom, the teachers aren't teaching and it's just quiet? You're all finished with your work, and you have no homework nor any other work to catch up on or to work on? You'd feel sleepy in that cold and quiet classroom. I was the only high schooler who wasn't thought of going back to regular school. I always kept to myself and gave the teachers no trouble, yet I ended up missing all of high school. At least I was able to go to my senior prom and graduate with the other seniors.

[Haha456]

it really has to do with talent rather than luck. smart people tend to do better in life and tend to be happier than dumb people, on average. A smart person working hard is different from a stupid person working hard. No matter how hard the stupid person works, he would never be able to reach the success of a smart person working hard.

[ohsheeT]

Remember when you were 2 years old and you wanted to walk no matter how many times you fell down. It didn't matter if it hurt nothing mattered because no matter what it was going to talk to walk you were going to do it. And with each experience there became inside confidence and knowledge and from there you learned how to run life is a big experience no matter what we're challenged with no matter what we want to do it is an experience and it's how we handle that experience what makes us succeed to the levels that we want to succeed to I wish there was luck in a lot of things but I think it's just hard work is putting your mind in gear and going after what you want so each and every day is an experience you take each one of those experiences every day you understand that you have to experience something to understand it keep pushing forward you will eventually get there it takes a lot of hard work though but it's well worth it

[HighlyQuestionable]

Another hard to read question...

People.

Proofread.

Well, I'll try to add my 2 cents (Can't guarantee it will relate to the question... but...)

First of all, you are operating on a fallacy:

"People get what they deserve".

That is completely wrong, People do NOT get what they deserve.

The working poor are still poor, the lazy, opportunistic rich are still rich, etc., etc, Ad Nauseum.

Hard work means virtually nothing. being in a clique, kissing (the right) a*s, exploiting the poor schmuck just below you on the socioeconomic ladder, those are the ways people get ahead in (at least) this country (USA).

Take it from someone who was worked hard and intelligently for 25 plus years and gotten nowhere because they cared about principles, doing the right thing, equality... and all those crazy, old-fashioned notions.

[Sonorous]

Depends on how badly the game is rigged.

[USLegionary]

Luck is very important, they say there's no such thing as luck but there are just people who if they fell into the river would come out with 2 salmon in each trouser leg and though always lucky never really put in the effort to make it. People just born lucky you know into money never had to work.

There's people who have worked hard all there life yet never had a pot to piss in and weren't stupid either.

There's also intelligence and experience as well which can be a major factor in success. People born smart who never put in the effort and get nowhere or often smart people who put in the effort but get nowhere either. Or smart people who were just unlucky.

I think when it comes to being successful you have to be intelligent, hardworking and lucky and a bit of experience sure helps

You could also include luck as people who are born naturally gifted. People who never had to work hard at anything it just comes to them easily, did well at school while barely trying.

[Pinay_ako]

Hard work is too cliche. Coz I am a hardworking person. However, through the years, I have learned that hard work isn’t enough. Gone are the days, it’s what you know is a requirement for success. It’s now more of who you know, who’s elbows you’re rubbing with, who you’re sleeping with or who you’re related to. You could’ve been a graduate of some prestigious school, have your masters but at the end of the day, you don’t fit the “culture”, good luck. That’s the reality and the truth in today’s workplace. Years of experience just don’t count it anymore.

[William7489]

Honestly, and sadly, I would say luck. I can say that if somebody has been in the workforce for almost 3 decades. I have worked tirelessly and seen many others do the same thing. I have seen lesser qualified people pass over me, I have pass over More qualified people. Why? Because I knew the right people. It’s really a combination of competence and connecting it with the right people to get a chance to prove your worth it’s just that simple unfortunately. Sometimes it’s a combination of talent, luck and fate. Bottom line, you have to work hard if you’re going to have any chance at all.

[AMS700CX4u2]

I had an opinion quite consistent with the majority. Hard work and dedication does pave the opportunities that will be offered to you. Until, I worked as a contract worker in a union shop Ultimately, I got torpedoed for outworking them and not calling in sick. When I was told I could continue to show up for work but not at my current of pay, but at a level 40,000 bucks a year lower. You guessed it, I resigned. My replacement was a retired Marine who it liked and`respected. I tried to warn her of what lay ahead. She stayed 3 years and gave it back to them. She told me it took 5 people to replace me. So in answer to your question. It doesn't always work out but it is the safest way to practice

[MCheetah]

Luck matters more, sadly. Like being lucky enough to be born to two rich parents, as opposed to being born to poor parents in a sh*tty area, but having a strong work ethic. While it does matter, a strong work ethic isn't enough to turn your life around. You often need that, plus opportunity and timing, plus networking, plus some level of intelligence, plus skills and talent, at the very least. And I'm a hard worker too, so I know.

[hahahmm]

First you put in the hard work & then based on that others may give you access to opportunities. Some people call these opportunities 'luck'.

What some people don't get is that not all work is equal. There's a saying: work smart or work hard. If you put your energy into the wrong things then it's largely wasted.

[exitseven]

I say it is luck. I worked hard my whole life and seldom got rewarded for it. Many times my career was derailed by some event One time it was 9/11, another time it was covid. Sometimes it was due to different management . Once the place was sold to a competitor and was moved out of state

[JDAC092299]

Hard work, if you stick to it you’ll surpass the lucky ones in the end if you take the right steps and are observant, in my own career I’ve even surpassed my manager without sucking up to him by making the company see the results of my undeniable hard work and I only have myself to thank for it.

[Hannajenky]

You are very naïve, and also very wrong

[JDAC092299]

I could be, maybe I’m not but my progress doesn’t lie. I’ve watched people take “shortcuts” they’re all gone now, exposed by their own ineptitude. Most companies care about one thing, themselves. So if you suck up to someone sure you’ll climb the ladder quickly but climb too quick and you won’t know what you’re doing, you’ll make mistakes and people above you will notice and if you can’t correct those mistakes you get fired. Meanwhile people like me who move up the ladder usually like to get good at what they do before moving on. It’s slower but there’s many perks to being good at your job and any other subsequent duty you get given in exchange for a raise and a new title. Anyhow enough about my thoughts on the matter, if I’m wrong and naïve tell me what’s right and wise?

[Phoenix98]

For me personally hard work is everything to me. But a little luck and lucky breaks every now and then don’t hurt either.

But I’ll always rely on hard work over anything else hard work is vital and relevant in every part of your life from your relationships to your job and everything in between.

[goaded]

Luck is more important, but work is the only one you can directly affect.

I was lucky to be born to first-world parents.

I was lucky to have been born at a time that my education was free (and I was even paid to go to university).

I was lucky to be intelligent.

I was lucky to have parents that could support me through childhood.

etc.

[genericname85]

there's a lot of variables involved here. like for example what is "hard" work to you? and what goals have you set for yourself? cause that determines whether you're successful or not. also the ammount of luck and "hard work" needed varies depending on yourgoal. if your goal is to win the lottery, then luck is a very big factor. if your goal is to get ripped in the gym, you don't need luck at all.

[Anonymous]

luck always wins. some people work hard all of their lives and don't get shit. this is where luck wins.

just look at the boomers and how lucky they are... how much we are struggling now because of their shit. sure people like to say hard work pays off. but not in 2022...

[Anonymous]

Luck.

Because without it hard work doesn't mean shit, though literally everyone who has worked hard to get to where they are will believe that it was ONLY hard work that got them there and not accept that they were not also lucky but this simply isn't the case.

Also if you are really lucky then you dont need to do the hardwork either.

[bamesjond0069]

Smart is whats important. You can work hard digging a hole and nothing good comes of it. You can play the lotto and never win. The people who consistently have good outcomes are using intelligence to make smart decisions OR before you say what about dumb people who succeed, they accept they are not brilliant and learn how to vet brilliant people who can advise them what decisions to make.

[foxsquirrell]

After birth I'd say it is hard work.

There are way too many possibilities (practically infinite) to expect things coming your way without your input. Plus, everyone is trying to get the greatest share of the pie. These two major forces virtually guarantee that without work you will perish, luck won't save you.

[MrJMM]

Everybody says hard work but really... I work easily, get more stuff done quickly, and have more comfort. The amount of hard work on whatever I put into it just gets either ignored or said that I didn't do any hard work whatsoever so it just Invalides all the shit I did.

[Anonymous]

The harder you work the licker you tend to get. What's important to remember is life isn't fair. Don't be someone's b****. Don't play by thier rules. Play by your rules. There's an old saying "If you don't have a plan for your life, someone else will".

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[AviatorTom]

I'm a little late for jumping into this discussion. Let me just say that, to be completely successful, you need a little of both... hard work AND luck.