Sir: In educational environments it is often said that the pedagogy of effort is fundamental for learning with effectiveness and being successful in one’s academic life and life in general. Various research studies concerning education conclude that the “wanting to study” is more important than intelligence when it comes to academic performance. Payot asserts that genius is, above all, a long process of patience: scientific and literary works that honour human talent the most are not at all due to the superiority of intelligence, like it is generally believed, but instead to the superiority of a willpower that is admirably owner of itself. Campaigns against drugs, alcohol, sexual promiscuity, tobacco and violence are promoted from different sectors of society. In all of these campaigns, the youth is taught to say “No” to drugs, alcohol, tobacco, etc., but for this to happen it is necessary for these young people to have a strong willpower. This is why it is crucial to educate one’s willpower, which in other words means to educate one’s self. Personal struggles that move forward through small but constant efforts are at the base of educating willpower. Willpower is not accomplished by carrying out a heroic act at a given moment, but by achieving small wins with consistency one day after another without giving up. That is how holistic and integral individuals are educated; those who overcome fatigue, frustration, unwillingness, and the thousands of difficulties that life brings about. A strong willpower is essential for success in life and it is one of the best decorations of one’s own personality. ARTURO RAMO Teruel, Spain