Is short cut a bad cut?

Life has changed, thoughts have changed and so has our living pace. I appreciate the professor totally and would like to believe in that line as well. However, having said that, life has changed vigorously and drastically. We are virtually living on the edge. We have to compete to the fast world changes. Today is an era of fast pace which I would not call short cuts but the the work done more efficiently in a much lesser time than earlier times. This is a very good discussion and I can go on and on. Thanks for starting this.

Hi Dpk....well if you are referring to our choice while travelling,very often its difficult to make a wise decision these days,considering the rising price of petrol.....If I opt for a long and smooth ride,I end up with a bigger fuel bill...If I opt for the shorter but bumpy ride,I can save on petrol,but I will have to subject my car and my spine too...to unneccessary torture..... So I have finally resolved my dialemma...I opt for the long and smooth ride normally ,and opt for short, bumpy rides only when I am in a hurry to reach my destination.....since short cuts have another advantage,,,,,,,you can avoid traffic signals,and the long queues at busy junctions.........

Is this discussion literal or figurative Deepak?--If it is literal, we would have to see who the person is--Now I do not drive a vehicle and if there are speed breakers and pot holes and bumpy roads anyone would naturally prefer to take the longer good route. In life, there is no short cut to success; but there are always short cuts that ease time pressure on a person.I would conclude that if a person is extremely skilful in overcoming the tedium or difficulty of the short cut then he can choose the short cut.I would do it at times where I am very sure. If I know the pitfalls and am certain of getting over them and reaching my destination then I would prefer this. Known short cut is better than unknown longer route.On the other hand, if a short cut is just an inspired guess and the longer one is already known or heard of then it is better to take the longer route because this supposedly 'short' cut would become longer than the expected.

Hi Deepak, My better sense says that it is better to go through the route that you are well aware of and know about. But I do the opposite and frankly have gotten into such situations from which I have found it a herculean task to find a way out.The other day I and my daughter were driving to a place and found the regular route blocked with traffic and so i decided to take a detour which my sense told me would lead to the same road further ahead, which on asking some people there was confirmed. But the route went in and out through extremely narrow street and then through gutters and what not and my daughter was very annoyed with me.I dint blame her because I was more annoyed with myself, and that was not the first time that I did that either lol...never seem to learn from mistakes - All the best deepak and have a great evening

Hi Deepak I always believe in slow and study wins the race kinda work. Whether we take short cut or longer journey, efficiency should be there. As far as the road journey is concerned, it is ok, coz we reach our destination quickly but regarding the other things, what your professor says is correct

Hi sweetie. I have to agree with your professor. A short cut is a bad cut. Rather take the one you are used too, no matter how long that will take you. It will keep you out of trouble. TATA.

Do you mean when traveling or when you do tasks? If you mean taking a short cut to get to your destination quicker well there are short cuts and then there are just another way to go.to get to my favorite mall, there are two ways. One is a straight route but it has many traffic lights and lots of traffic. But " short cut" Isn't really any shorter but it has fewer traffic lights and less traffic.If you are talking about the tasks of life, then there are some short cuts that work and others that don't.I like the shortcuts that help me do two things at once. But Trying to short cut to make things happen sooner rarely work.

Obviously short cut is a bad cut if you are on the wrong path! Otherwise, I do favour short cuts. It cuts short time, money and effort which can be used to generate more money and time. Often a short cut is paved with obstacles which may made it a longer path to go with. I would take a path that had been proven. lol.

Hi Dpk, I prefer the scenicroute whether than be the shoter or longer journey but usually the scenic route is non motorway and less hustle and bustle and better and more weklcoming stopping of places. Huggles. Ellie :D

hi dpk I am inclined to go with your professor as usually a shortcut in the phyical sense is bumpy and hard on your car, and in alife experience or in doing your work shortcuts usually end up in disaster as shoddy work makes even shoddier products and everyone loses. so no shortcut t ake the long way round and do things correctly and right.

i enjoy long roads, long trips, long travels...i always use the time on the road to clear my head and just get new perspective as i have the tme alone for my head. metaphorically, taking a shortcut in life would mean missing a few good things but maximizing your time. with life itself, i've been taking shortcuts. so far, i get to my goal but i know i've missed a lot of landmarks that i HAVE to enjoy. but am still thankful because the time saved i got for taking a shorter route is now being used to explore other roads. am still thankful. just make sure that when you take your shortcuts, you know exactly where you are going. do not attempt the short roads if you will get lost along the way. it'll be a waste of time and experience.

Life is not black and white so there is no definite answer to anything but I do believe that nine times out of ten taking shortcuts in life may end up costing you more time in the long run. I don’t know...I’ve found that during my own life journey whenever I attempted to speed things along and take so called short cuts I have stood in my own way and delayed matters even more. Sometimes just waiting and doing nothing for a while is part of the process for things to come to pass.

I also heard that short cuts are always a bad cut, it is better to take the long way to your destinations than take the short cut and risk troubles, I prefer a longer route which is smooth and clean too to avoid any misadventures.

There are times where in short cuts are indeed bad cuts. But there are also some that are worth taking.But as the word implies "short cut" theres a notion of being fast but at the expense of something . As you said the long cut might be longer but comfortable on the other hand the short cut might just be a lil bit rougher than the long one. In the end its a matter of choice for you , i mean if you preffer to do things faster but a lil bit challenging or do it the old fashion way .Either way the goal is still the same to reach your destination safe and sound. Have a great day

Hello dpk, If referring to road/journeys,i think it is fine to take short cuts as long as you are familiar with the route,it not,never try to take short cuts. Happy weekend