Do you see the success in your life being due to your hard work and talent or luck?

[IcaroRibeiro]

I haven't watched the video, I will answer based on my own perception

30% hard work
10% talent
60% luck

I don't think I'm particularly intelligent or talented, I'm pretty average tbh, maybe more curious and likely to study by myself than really more intelligent

As my parents didn't have money to bank my college I've worked hard to get in a moderately prestigious public university. Contrary to USA, in Brazil the most famous and applied colleges are public, student body there are historically from middle and upper middle class students (it has changed this decade though) and I surely worked hard in my undergraduation too as I was much inferior compared to my classmates, for instance, I was the only one who didn't know english

But other than that, I feel like I was very luck. I'm inclined too a very hot and growing market, and I discovered what I like to do pretty fast. I wasn't rich, but I really never had to work to eat like some of my classmates, I've never needed to skip meals and always had healthy insurance which was life savior (Dad is public officer, and Ministery of Education paid my healthcare when I was college student)

I always had a supportive family, I've never lack any essential material goods, nor lack of emotional support. College friends were warm and welcoming, we still very close friends actually and I know I can count of them

I wasn't born with any physical or mental disability, or emotional disorder, I was overall a healthy child. Even in the loneliness of my high school years I found comfort making friends on internet who prevent me to get depressed on insane. Sure I have some self esteem problems and developed anorexic tendencies, but I'm recovering pretty fast I think I'm not permanently damaged

Overall I feel like my work paid off, I have a stable job in a nice company, I feel competent and growing and I still not meet any big material or financial issue. So yeah, pretty luck