I think most people realize that there is no secret to success. However it is useful to occasionally ask the question. A successful person might say this is how

I think most people realize that there is no secret to success. However it is useful to occasionally ask the question. A successful person might say this is how _I_ did it. Two people are not the same and their situations are not identical but sometimes its worth narrowing the gap so that you have less variables. Certainly luck plays a huge role and most people recognize this, but then again trying to emulate (non shitty) aspects of someone's personality/habits/environment is very common, even in the tech industry. "Which editor do you use", "What is your vim config", "Which laptop does Linus Torvalds use", "What music does X listen to while coding", etc etc.