"Should you work hard" is not aimed at people with lots of inherited wealth (unless they want to grow that wealth.) Hard work is part of the equation of succes

"Should you work hard" is not aimed at people with lots of inherited wealth (unless they want to grow that wealth.) Hard work is part of the equation of success, a necessary part I would argue. There's not a lot of successful lazy people - inherited wealth is not success, it's just a higher baseline. Success to me is something you achieve, not something you can inherit. The money quote is: > You can get to about the 90th percentile in your field by working either smart or hard, which is still a great accomplishment. But getting to the 99th percentile requires both.... That seems beyond debate to me. Being at the 99th percentile is a relative measure and you don't get there unless you work smarter and harder than most everyone else. Once you get in a position of leadership (that is you have leverage) I'd argue working smart is far more important because that is a force multiplier on everyone working for you. If you somehow do both then you're Elon Musk.