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the book's abstruse subject matter and dense prose make for effortful reading
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The Risks of Training With AI Educational researchers have long argued that expertise develops through effortful learning and deliberate practice.
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Spencer Dorn,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Some particularly outrageous one-liners about race snuck into the film’s final cut, although much of its dicier material comes off as weirdly effortful instead of provocative or reckless.
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Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
4 June 2026
The clowning might be a little too effortful.
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Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
However, theories about how people regulate their emotions suggest that, like any effortful psychological process, reappraisal involves multiple steps.
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Christian Waugh,
The Conversation,
12 May 2026
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Spencer Dorn,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Some particularly outrageous one-liners about race snuck into the film’s final cut, although much of its dicier material comes off as weirdly effortful instead of provocative or reckless.
—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
4 June 2026
The clowning might be a little too effortful.
—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2026
However, theories about how people regulate their emotions suggest that, like any effortful psychological process, reappraisal involves multiple steps.
—
Christian Waugh,
The Conversation,
12 May 2026
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“Effortful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/effortful. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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