Give Up Your Dreams

If, as we well know, only 18% of success across a multitude of various fields can be defined by hard work; if, as we well know, our intelligence starts declining at around age 25-28; if, as we all know, the two greatest influences on our life are the wealth we are born into and the genetics we are born with, one must, it must be asked, dare to question why bother trying, why bother succeeding, why bother entertaining the idea of grand dreams, when their very success is almost entirely out of our control.