I think it's worth the effort, even when you don't get where you wanted to get.

[ He's not just saying that, he actually believes it. ]

There's a lot of... messaging, I guess, that if you don't reach the finish line then it's not worth it, but that's bullshit. Effort has intrinsic value, and people don't finish marathons on their first try, they train for months, and then run it, and then have to stop halfway through. And then they do it again and again, until they can finish.