I learnt the hard way about positioning in business, about catering to the right segments.

The hard way of doing what is right is always preferable.

The hard way of doing what is right is always the best way.

He's not as hard on himself as he once was. He's learnt a lot about the way he has to play his cricket to be successful,

I learned in an extremely hard way that the accountability falls with me.

In the modern-day world, where time is premium and battle for subsistence is unimaginably tough, the hapless common man simply gives in and pays the bribe just to get on with life.