[rconti]

So the article starts out by saying that you won't be successful just by emulating Tim Cook (rises early) or Jeff Bezos (putters in the morning).

Shouldn't the author have just ended it there by concluding that neither one of these habits is necessary in order to be successful, rather than going on complaining?

[skrebbel]

Yes, but the Economist probably pays them for a certain minimum length.