You Will, When You Have To
In the struggle for survival, the fittest win out at the
expense of their rivals because they succeed in adapting themselves best to
their environment.
We have to enhance our productivity, and not our
working hours! This means that we should work less and produce more results in
less time. This is the only way we can get excited in living. Many of us think
that if we have to enjoy living, we have to work very hard. Nothing can be far
from truth. Increasing the pace of work is different from increasing the work
load. We have to find out how we can do this. We may have to use technology,
motivate and empower people, think differently, learn new skills etc. All these
things are difficult to practice. But the alternative is to work more and enjoy
less. We will have no leisure, we will have more stress, no social life etc.
But we have to enjoy the process of productivity
improvement.
I recall a story. There was a rabbit which was
chased by a cheetah. The rabbit outran the cheetah and the cheetah gave up. But
before giving up, the cheetah asked the rabbit how he was able to run faster
than the cheetah, which was supposed to be the fastest animal. The rabbit said
it was simple: `you run for food, and I run for my life!' You will work faster, if you want to and you will like that speed!
(From my book '365 Excitement to Live')
NC Sridharan
www.thetimefoundation.com
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