JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 days agoThe hard to pick fruit tastes less sweetmessage-squaremessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareThe hard to pick fruit tastes less sweetJackGreenEarth@lemm.ee to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 days agomessage-square6fedilinkfile-text
It’s a metaphor for the idea that things that are hard to accomplish are often not as rewarding as we might expect.
minus-squareUltraHamster64@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·23 days agoAren’t the most challenging things the most rewarding?
minus-squareJackGreenEarth@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·22 days agoSometimes we’re told that, and sometimes it’s true, but often it’s an excuse to get people to work harder, eg at a job, but the result is actually lower quality work.
minus-squarerockerface 🇺🇦@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·22 days agoThe most rewarding is to find the exact appropriate amount of challenge
Aren’t the most challenging things the most rewarding?
Sometimes we’re told that, and sometimes it’s true, but often it’s an excuse to get people to work harder, eg at a job, but the result is actually lower quality work.
The most rewarding is to find the exact appropriate amount of challenge