Sports. The harder you practice, the faster you progress. However, if you try too hard, you might injure yourself. Irrecoverable damage at your joints might end your ability to perform the sport well, or at all.-Career. The harder you work, the more chances you have for professional success. However, if you work too many hours for too long, you might endanger your health, marriage, or mental sanity. Once lost, these are hard, if not impossible, to recover. A single negative event can render short-term maximization irrelevant.
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