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Diligent or Lazy - was Bill Gates right?

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Bill Gates has been quoted as saying ""I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it." Is he right? Here's our take on the subject from about 12 years ago.

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The Smart/Stupid Grid Is Bill Gates idea correct?
Bill Gates Idea Iwill always chose a lazy person to do a difficult job, because, he will find an easy way to do it. Is this a sensible approach? As alwaysit depends And were going to take an unsubtle look at it..
The stupid-lazy dilemma The classic idea is that the ideal employee or person is intelligent and diligent. This may NOT always be true. It depends on what your business context is or what you want to achieve.
The 2x2 Diligent 1 2 Which is the ideal box? Lazy 3 4 Stupid Smart
Types per task 11. Stupid:Diligent Good at doing the simple tasks repeatedly. No innovation, no problems, no dissent. Assembly line 22. Smart:Diligent Good at doing complex tasks repeatedly. Little innovation, little dissent. Actuary. 33. Stupid:Lazy Not much use for anything Politician 44. Smart:Lazy Good at innovation. Bad at doing anything the same way twice Entrepreneur, coder,
Types per task 11. Stupid:Diligent Good at doing the simple tasks repeatedly. No innovation, no problems, no dissent. Assembly line 22. Smart:Diligent Good at doing complex tasks repeatedly. Little innovation, little dissent. Actuary. 33. Stupid:Lazy Not much use for anything Politician 44. Smart:Lazy Good at innovation. Bad at doing anything the same way twice Entrepreneur, coder,

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Diligent or Lazy - was Bill Gates right?

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  • 3. The stupid-lazy dilemma The classic idea is that the ideal employee or person is intelligent and diligent. This may NOT always be true. It depends on what your business context is or what you want to achieve.
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Editor's Notes

  • #6: Note that this whole discussion assumes that people have a certain energy level. A low energy person is less use than a high energy person.but at the same energy levels a Lazy smart person is more useful than a diligent smart person. The diligent person will use their energy to do the task the same way as before. The lazy person will use their energy to do something else after theyve identified an easier solution.