Success is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration (I think it’s like 50% luck, too, but it’s not my cliche). Being smart helps, but just being present and putting in the work is the surest path to success. I say this as a relatively smart person who once thought he could coast on just being smart, you have to put in the work.
Christ look at the world around us. It’s pretty clear that the most successful members of society are some of the stupidest motherfuckers alive. Successful and smart is practically completely orthogonal.
But I digress. Smart is … overrated, particularly by smart people. You put in the work, you deserve success. Whether you get it or not is another question, but don’t doubt that it’s been earned.
Success is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration (I think it’s like 50% luck, too, but it’s not my cliche). Being smart helps, but just being present and putting in the work is the surest path to success. I say this as a relatively smart person who once thought he could coast on just being smart, you have to put in the work.
Christ look at the world around us. It’s pretty clear that the most successful members of society are some of the stupidest motherfuckers alive. Successful and smart is practically completely orthogonal.
But I digress. Smart is … overrated, particularly by smart people. You put in the work, you deserve success. Whether you get it or not is another question, but don’t doubt that it’s been earned.
This is it. Persistence, curiosity, and rigor are so much more important than intelligence or knowledge.
Lots of people have great ideas. Being able to sit down and make them work is hard. That’s where persistence kicks in.