What Does Hard Work Mean To You?

Hard work means giving the very upper limits of your ability, whether that is physical, mental or emotional. These things cannot be compared really because although I might be able to built a house for example it would not be good, no matter how hard I worked. The reason for this is that I do not have the knowledge or experience to build a house peoperly. However the builder is very good at his trade and works hard at it, but he could not be an accountant either for the same reasons that I cannot build a house. It seems to me that people often confuse the issue of working hard, i.e. a person who does manual labour says they worked hard today but would not believe that the accountant does because he does not do physical work. Similarly the accountant would consider that he has worked hard because his brain has been throwing out all sorts of things, Actually in many instances the manual labourer/worker gets more than the white collar worker. Most people sho do manual work get a lower per hour rate of pay certainly but they are also paid for all the hours that they work. Someone sitting in an office might get a higher monthly salary, but also often has to work longer hours for which he is not paid any extra. Easy work is an interesting concept. Going back to the builder and the accountant once again. The builder thinks that the accountant has an easy job because he is not doing physical work. The accountant on the other hand thinks that the builder has an easy job because he doesn't have to think too hard and worry about finances etc. It is a case of white collar versus blue collar worker. In most instances both are working hard, but in their own fields which will of course differ. One is physical work and the other is mental.

hard work to me is dealing with the everyday life style rather it be mental or pysical

hard work is when you combine all sorts of your energy (physically, mentally. sometimes even emotionally and financially) to accomplish a single thing. it entails effort and time. there are sometimes risk and yet, you work hard just to avoid the risks and be successful.

Hard work is perseverence (pardon the wrong spelling) of anything that is a challenge. It can be mental or physical.

For me hard work means when whole day I am busy without finding time to eat. Physical work is easier to do but mental work is very hard to do, For example conducting an experiment is easy but planning it is where the hard work is involved.