I found this article published on Time.com, however it’s originally from an Answer by Nicolas Cole on Quora.
I love all the suggestions, but the fifth one caught my eye.
5. Work Smarter By Hiring Smarter
I feel like this is the most obvious one, but one that is often forgotten. If you want to get something done faster or better, then ENLIST THE HELP OF SOMEONE BETTER THAN YOU.
If it takes you 3 hours to do X, and you value your time at $Y, then find someone who can do X in less than 3 hours at a $Y rate below yours.
The single best way to work smarter instead of harder is to value your time and delegate/outsource anything and everything that you don’t absolutely have to do yourself, that can be done by someone else—especially someone better at it than you.
This question originally appeared on Quora: What are some uncommon ways to work smarter instead of harder?
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