The Hess Cycle

The Hess Cycle.
It can be considered a Chemistry student's nightmare, but actually has some really hidden principles.

Look at it from this perspective - no matter what the reagents or number of steps involved, ultimately, the end product is the same.
And somehow, that goes for alot of things in life.
See, we don't have to care about the process, it's just what comes up at the end that matters.
Alot of times, we have people telling us, "Enjoy the process", "Learn from the experience".
But in my opinion all of this is bullshit, because you can put in 100 hours for an event and as long as the event on the day fails, all that effort is just simply put in for nothing.
However, if you come up with something more simplistic and put in say, 20 hours, but if the event turns out to be a success, you are the ultimate winner.
During the exams, you can mug like hell to get your A, or you can simply cheat and get your A. Eventually, both still ends up at an A.
So why go the long path of the Hess Cycle when you can just complete the reaction with one simple and effortless step?

I could go on and on about this, so I shall cut the long story short.
It just makes one ponder, is it worthwhile to do so much in life?