I'm actually quite tired of people telling other people how to be successful. First, it's quite a vain goal. Second, and more importantly, consciously knowing

I'm actually quite tired of people telling other people how to be successful. First, it's quite a vain goal. Second, and more importantly, consciously knowing what actions lead to success/failure does not translate into one taking/avoiding those actions (e.g. most people understand that flattery may be insincere, yet many people fall prey to it. Nearly everyone know about honesty being the "best policy", and yet humans across the centuries have deceived (and have been caught)). What would be more useful would be a "n ways to always practice what your mom told you". Dan Ariely's Predictably Irrational is a great start in the direction, but I doubt we'll ever find all the hacks to cure our innate stupidity.