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The Lie of Hard Work: Why Grinding Harder Won’t Make You More Successful

The counterintuitive truth about productivity, progress, and why working smarter—not harder—wins every time.

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The Lie of Hard Work: Why Grinding Harder Won’t Make You More Successful

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For years, you’ve been told that success is about grinding harder, pushing through exhaustion, and outworking everyone else. But what if that’s the biggest lie holding you back?

In The Lie of Hard Work, E. Thomas Bonnet dismantles the toxic hustle culture myth and reveals why effort alone doesn’t lead to success—working the right way does.

Drawing on psychology, productivity science, and real-world examples, this book shows you:
  • Why discipline and willpower are overrated and unreliable.
  • How most people waste 80% of their effort on the wrong things.
  • The secret to leveraging momentum, feedback loops, and selective work for maximum results.
  • When stopping is actually the smartest move for success.
  • How to design a sustainable system that guarantees long-term progress without burnout.
If you’re tired of working hard and getting nowhere, this book will show you how to ditch the grind, work smarter, and actually achieve more—while doing less.

This isn’t another motivational hustle book.

It’s a wake-up call.
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