What is the difference between "doing
things right” and “doing the right thing”?
DOING THINGS
RIGHT
- If you can’t commit to doing things right, then
you probably aren’t doing the right things.
- In many ways, it’s worse to offer help or to try
and do the right thing if you aren’t going to put
the effort in and try to get it right. Make sure that
once you’ve made the decision to do something,
you give it your full attention and you work hard
on getting it right rather than doing a rush job.
- “Doing things right” means doing things in the
manner they are expected, needed, or required to
be done. It, then, relates to the ‘how’ aspect of an
action.
- It is simply performing a task in the proper way.
- When a person says “do things right”, they mean
you must do the task they have given you in the
proper manner or in the correct way.
DOING THE
RIGHT THING
- It means doing the thing you know will have the
best long-term effects for the greatest number of
people (generally).
- It means foregoing what is necessarily
convenient, comfortable or practical for you, and
instead focusing on the ‘greater good’ or on
making others happy and comfortable.
- “Doing the right thing” means making the right
choice, choosing the right path, and displaying
high ethics and moral rectitude. It, therefore,
relates to the ‘what’ aspect of action.
- The decision is more based on a matter of one’s
morals.
- When they say “do the right thing”, it means that
you must do the thing that is morally and ethically
right.