Effort: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something


Maybe, contrary to the past year's thinking, it is not always a measure of effort. Instead its the simple question on whether its there to begin with. For if you really do 'make the effort' with some people, more often than not this act of kindness/kinship/whatever else you were doing is not a conscious decision, and such really can't be termed as an 'effort'.  Conversely, when it feels like you have to put in work just to talk to someone (aka effort), perhaps you should tell them this, and save yourselves a great deal of trouble.


H.