How does someone like Elon Musk can go on to do so much while I can barely get out of my bed, keep my job and have the will to live?

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Luck mostly. The gap between people's skills and intelligence in general is very small. The environment and the people that surround you mostly determine how far you get. So yeah being lucky pays well.

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Elon Musk was also born into incredible wealth.

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When you figure it out, please let me know

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