unuspromulti Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Isn't that just called being efficient? Normally yes but I'm not sure I'd use that term to describe today's Jeremy Kyle generation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowan22 Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Britain used to be the spiritual home of the notion of fair play. An idea that said if you were winning by foul means, then you weren't really winning at all. Given that in your heart of hearts you would always know you had cheated and would therefore not really enjoy the true meaning of success. How things have changed, these ideas now sound parochial and out of date. I personally feel that although Britain’s Imperial past casts a shadow over this ideal, it is still worth incorporating within my value system since I have found integrity to be the most consistent measure of a persons true success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decaff Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 I see nothing wrong in that concept, in fact I would go as far as seeing it as a dream, so I'm probably in your minority. Expecting something for nothing is a different concept. I've learnd that acquiring money is only a means to freedom, you can't consume yourself to happiness. Yup i guess i should have phrased it a little differently. People who are efficient at what they do and can churn out in an hour what others take longer to do deserve to be paid more. I was getting at the idea of people expecting something for nothing. Doing zero hours work and expecting payment for it. That seems to be the dream of more and more people these days. Money can't make you happy, happiness is comprised of many different factors...money is but one of those factors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frazer1974 Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 I have found integrity to be the most consistent measure of a persons true success. Well said that man. That makes two of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowan22 Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Well said that man. That makes two of us. Thanks man. Be nice to see integrity making a comeback. Nice to meet you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Normally yes but I'm not sure I'd use that term to describe today's Jeremy Kyle generation. I don't think they really do as little as possible for as much as possible though. They merely do the first half. I do as little as possible work for the maximum amount of reward, which doesn't mean that I don't work, it just means that I balance how hard I work with the potential reward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radomu Posted February 14, 2011 Author Share Posted February 14, 2011 I always felt the British always had a strong sense of fairness over freedom. Money can't make you happy, happiness is comprised of many different factors...money is but one of those factors. I think you totally nailed it, bro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loubbe Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 What about being a celebrity? Doesn't seem to matter what the fame is FOR, so long as it's there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unuspromulti Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 I don't think they really do as little as possible for as much as possible though. They merely do the first half. I do as little as possible work for the maximum amount of reward, which doesn't mean that I don't work, it just means that I balance how hard I work with the potential reward. I dont know, having more kids just to get more social and a bigger house from the council's pretty ****ty in my opinion! I'm exactly the same though, these days work/life balance is as important to a lot of people than actual success at work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plain Talker Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 A land of dopes and Tories? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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