There are ways to get rich without working hard: most of them are all about taking a big risk. Gambling, robbing banks, that sort of thing. But as pg said, wo

There are ways to get rich without working hard: most of them are all about taking a big risk. Gambling, robbing banks, that sort of thing. But as pg said, working hard is necessary for doing something great. Greatness seems to require a very focussed hard work, though. You not only have to work very hard, but on exactly the right things. Simply putting in long hours coding probably isn't enough.