Quality v/s Quantity

Our older generations have always emphasized quality over quantity, be it in any sphere of life. Well, why not?

As befittingly quoted by John Ruskin, "Quality is never an accident, it is always the result of intelligent effort."

There's no iota of doubt that the quality of knowledge you possess must supersede the shallow quantity of irrelevant thought you might be having!

But there is a twist to this otherwise stated fact, imagine a scenario;

You are thirsty to the core, stuck in a forest, and all you can find at that moment is a small stream of water which is quite polluted. You are also aware that the journey to the nearest shop will take you more than two hours, what would you prefer?

Obviously, you'd prefer to quench your thirst by drinking water from the stream so that you replenish yourself with the energy to reach home. Priorities! Right?

Well, the decision to choose between quality and quantity depends on a whole lot of factors ranging from priority, the situation at hand, the time factor, and job requirements to even personal opinions.

You might give in ten hours of research to craft a five thousand words blog, embellished with a lot of self-recorded podcasts, calculated graphs, extensively researched facts, carefully formulated personal opinions. Still, it might not strike a chord with your audience and their point of view! What happens then?

Despite putting in a lot of time and labor into creating one masterpiece, your work meets with a boom!

In such a scenario, it's always better to write and post multiple short pieces in a day; the probability of them getting approved increases manifold this way.

However, it would be best if you meet standard quality principles to deal with work in this way. You can't merely toss irrelevant words into a paper each day and hope to hook up a fair number of readers and deals.

Also, you must know exactly what your audience, organization, client, or professor wants. The needs of those you are working for will act as the driving force for your content and end product, which is where the role of quality comes into play.

You will reach nowhere by blindly running anywhere without a sense of direction or place in mind. If you want to get to the top, start doing things differently with proper research backing your approach.

Strategize your plan of action, formulate ideas, and start executing them one-by-one. Hard work does not always guarantee success, but smart work? Yes, it does pay rich dividends. Taking baby steps over a concentrated period results in a mission accomplished.

What do you think? Let us know in the comments section below!

- Meemansa Mishra