Does anyone else grow weary of the constant stream of articles that focus on the usual heroes in entertainment, business, and tech? Yes, Elon Musk is brilliant, and I love what he is doing. But, the worship of these âsuccess idolsâ gets a bit out of hand.

Here are some examples of what I mean:
Be honest. Did you feel a momentary twitch of wanting to read those? Do you think youâll become the next real-life Tony Stark if you eat the food Elon ate for 30 days?
Iâll save you some time and heartache. You wonât become the next inventor who revolutionizes clean energy if you somehow manage to eat for $1/day. Thatâs not the secret to his success, and neither is the actual underlying theme of suffering for greatness.
I do think that there are lessons to be learned from others, including the wildly successful folks. But, there arâŠ