It’s always easier to slide than it is to climb
Both options can give you a great buzz. I recall many fun hours from the rush down the waterslides in Florida. The climb up was a drag.

Equally I can recall mountain biking up the Pyrennees. Gut wrenching  , legs aching and lungs bursting with fire – but an exhilaration that lasts forever afterwards.
Life’s the same game of snakes and ladders. Its always easier to take the quick rush  of the slide even though you know you will be down afterwards . The climb is the harder option but it gets you to a better and longer lasting high.