I agree that the spectrum of "effort needed" is not the same as "clarity of process", and ideally people wouldn't blur the lines... But it happens anyway. For

I agree that the spectrum of "effort needed" is not the same as "clarity of process", and ideally people wouldn't blur the lines... But it happens anyway. For example: Moving a heavy exercise-weight one mile in a straight line through an open field field is very straightforward... but not necessarily easy.