Literally and metaphorically, it's meant to be hard.

Consuming the sidebar is not the same as scrolling down your social media feed. It's meant to be hard.

Internalising sidebar concepts. It's meant to be hard.

Applying sidebar concepts on the field. It's meant to be hard.

Lifting after a lifetime of lethargy. It's meant to be hard.

Nutrition after a lifetime of bad eating habits. It's meant to be hard.

Quitting smoking/drinking/[insert your poison here]. It's meant to be hard.

Applied learning after a lifetime of wrote-learning. It's meant to be hard.

Being social after a lifetime of staring at an electronic device. It's meant to be hard.

Approaching and escalating with women after years of pornography. It's meant to be hard.

Being able to say no after an expectation to be polite your whole life. It's meant to be hard.

Standing up for what you believe in. It's meant to be hard.

Controlling your emotions. It's meant to be hard.

Effectively managing your time and money after years of complacency. It's meant to be hard.

Finding a good group of people to keep your company. It's meant to be hard.

Lesson of the story?

Nothing comes easy for anybody. Not even the guys at the top. If something isn't difficult it's probably not doing anyway.

BONUS (and probably the most important): Your dick state at the end of a seduction. It's meant to be hard.