Wow, I think you may have articulated it more clearly than that author (me). It really is about "raw conscious effort"(that you mentioned) vs a passive subcons

Wow, I think you may have articulated it more clearly than that author (me). It really is about "raw conscious effort"(that you mentioned) vs a passive subconscious state. The raw conscious effort is head on but the passive subconscious state is looking at it from different angles that your raw conscious is not able to generate itself.