ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE THROUGH SIKHISM WAY OF LIFE
5. DIGILENCE
This is the FIFTH Category.
Diligence - carefulness and persistent effort or work - is listed as one of the seven capital virtues. It can be indicative of a work ethic, the belief that work is good in itself.
Bernard et al. define diligence in students as the effort they put toward balanced and holistic development in mental, physical, social, and spiritual dimensions. They find that it correlates with academic performance, especially with younger students, and that the support of parents and educators encourages students to be diligent.
Other factors that encourage student diligence include motivation, discipline, concentration, responsibility, and devotedness.
Due diligence is the amount of diligence required to avoid negligence in professional activities. It commonly arises in major acquisitions where the legal principle of caveat emptor ("let the buyer beware") requires the purchaser to make diligent inquiries about the property or service being sold.
Diligence means steady, earnest, and persistent effort, careful attention to a task, and the required degree of care in legal matters. It combines hard work with deep focus to finish a job well.
