Are All Difficulties Desirable?

Some difficulties contribute to greater learning, but not all do. Theory points out that many activities which increase the effort involved in learning tend to result in s outcomes for typical students. The value of desirable difficulties seems to lie on a continuum. Our reward system tends to push us away from this zone of optimal improve through its simple pattern of maximising immediate performance. We find ways to make things easier for ourselves now, even though this limits our growth in the long term.