"only in a world where only 1% of people work hard." -- AND choose the steps that are reproducible. I'm very smart, but I got an English Degree thinking I would

"only in a world where only 1% of people work hard." -- AND choose the steps that are reproducible. I'm very smart, but I got an English Degree thinking I would be a writer taught english for pennies and almost went into philosophy before thinking I didn't want to be poor and went into development (already had taught myself programming in highschool). Not all paths that can be worked hard on produce wealth.