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I mean they are completely different measures. They both contribute to success but can be tested independantly. Also assuming that "capacity and willingness to

I mean they are completely different measures. They both contribute to success but can be tested independantly. Also assuming that "capacity and willingness to do hard work" is a personality trait, that is also largely random. So no matter which way you slice it, you gotta get lucky on either the intelligence or industriousness axes (or both) to be successful.

n4r9 5y ago
> you gotta get lucky on either the intelligence or industriousness axes (or both) to be successful. Yes exactly my point! At some level, success can only possibly be seen as a product of chance.