Work Ethic
An interesting survey, comparing Japanese High School students with American college students, found that the average Japenese highschool student studies for (on average) 3 hours outside of the class everyday, while the average American college student only studies only 30 minutes outside of the class a day.
It's no wonder the Japanese are dominating the market in so many areas. Their work ethic is so much higher than ours. I can attest to this simply by seeing all the Japanese students in the library quietly studying for hours, while I attempt to study, but quickly get side-tracked with Snake II on my cell phone :). But really, think about the implications of this.
Work is vital to success and vital to life. Success doesn't come from being enrolled in a great university with great professors. It comes from the daily work you put into it each and every day. Which is why every man reaps what he sows. In order to get something you must put the work out in order to get it.
"There ain't no free lunch." With all the promises of get rich quick ideas, maybe we have lost touch. What with the casinos, lottery tickets, horse races, poker, and all there is this high appeal to a kind-of get-rich-quick scheme. But you get what you put into it.
Think about it.
It's no wonder the Japanese are dominating the market in so many areas. Their work ethic is so much higher than ours. I can attest to this simply by seeing all the Japanese students in the library quietly studying for hours, while I attempt to study, but quickly get side-tracked with Snake II on my cell phone :). But really, think about the implications of this.
Work is vital to success and vital to life. Success doesn't come from being enrolled in a great university with great professors. It comes from the daily work you put into it each and every day. Which is why every man reaps what he sows. In order to get something you must put the work out in order to get it.
"There ain't no free lunch." With all the promises of get rich quick ideas, maybe we have lost touch. What with the casinos, lottery tickets, horse races, poker, and all there is this high appeal to a kind-of get-rich-quick scheme. But you get what you put into it.
Think about it.
You put up some good points. The Japanese are very strict when it comes to work ethics. Even in current surveys, it confirms that students who focused more on education become more successful in life. Of course, this is not enough; you also need to work hard, be resourceful and love your profession.
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Javis Lounsbury |
11:31 AM