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Select smart, work hard

Should you work hard or should you work smart?

I think the answer is this: be very, very smart when you select work. Go for Big Wins and things that will keep you upwind in the long term.

If you can't do that right now, then spend time investigating options: not all who wander are lost.

But when you do work, then work very, very hard.

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