Brief Ramble: Effort and Persistence

Effort and persistence can mean everything and seem so powerful of a force if what you put the effort into succeeds, but it can also be a gigantic waste if it does not succeed at all. So I believe it is flawed to think that effort pays off every time. That if you put effort into something you can't fail, when you can fail -- miserably. The same goes for having "heart" and determination. Failure may not be an option, but it is inevitable sooner or later.

So obviously it bothers me a bit when people make it sound like effort and persistence pays off 100% on the positive side 100% of the time. Especially when you see that some people do not even need to put practically any effort into things to succeed while others can pour their hearts into things and come no where close to succeeding.