What do people think about knowing how to behave and how to get things done?
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What do people think about the ability to be a good person and the ability to get things done? When it’s not possible to have both, would you choose the ability to get things done or the ability to be a good person?
Be capable of doing things; there are few people you interact with in technical work, so just do your job well.
I choose to be capable of doing things, because only by being able to do things can one know how to behave as a person.
I choose to be a decent person; success depends on one’s own efforts.
Being able to get along with others and being competent at doing tasks are usually complementary to each other. When it’s not possible to have both, one generally has to choose competence in carrying out tasks, which may mean offending some people; in other words, it means not being subtle enough. According to Chinese tradition, one should prioritize competence in doing tasks and then seek forgiveness later, because mistakes made in tasks cannot be undone easily, and the losses incurred cannot be compensated for, so competence in handling tasks should be the priority.
A debate or voting thread can be created to determine the proportion of character versus actions. I think being a person is of primary importance. In most cases, there is never a shortage of people who know how to do things. Take us as an example – which of us is essential for the company to function? At the very least, hire temporarily and dismiss them once the problem is resolved. If one knows how to interact with people, then naturally they can handle relationships with leaders, subordinates, and colleagues alike; by understanding each person’s abilities, it becomes easy to decide who should be assigned to which tasks. If you’re willing to learn and the other person is willing to teach, then it’s fine to go ahead and learn. In other words, do leaders earn more, or do the so-called tech experts earn more?
There’s never a shortage of people who know how to get things done; it simply means that there are more people given priority when it comes to those with such skills. Moreover, different people have different understandings of what it means to be skilled. As the saying goes, \"One special skill is enough to get you by in life\" – which means one must know how to do things effectively. Aren’t those who can perform, sing, or tell jokes and make witty remarks all rich now?
Not necessarily; those who don’t know how to do things just adapt as the situation requires. After all, there’s someone to check the work, right? Then change it to whatever the owners agree to!
The United States dropped atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima, changing the course of World War II; such a person is not necessarily good at handling affairs (they are not popular). But it made the Japanese emperor admit defeat.
I think the ability to get things done is what matters most; in any case, one must know how to do things. If you can’t even do things, then what’s the point of having you?
If one knows how to behave, they will also do things well!