The effort problem fallacy

There’s a huge emphasis that effort leads to results. But that isn’t true. Effort can certainly lead to the desired results. The gym is an example of this. But often, things just work out. You’re in line for a promotion because of seniority or perhaps you have a near miss on the highway because of someone else’s actions.

Effort is important but it isn’t the only factor that gets you to the places you want to go. Biology, social economics, environment, personal choices, beliefs…the problem is when we reach an achievement and recognize the hard work behind it, we also tend to try think the reason that someone hasn’t achieved success if an effort problem.