[kentosi]

The parent's comment wan't implying that luck was everything, but to point out that luck is also an important factor.

> There are three ingredients in great work: natural ability, practice, and effort.

And luck, Paul. Don't forget luck.

Hard work is only sustainable when you occasionally get that carrot at the end of the stick, before moving onto the next bit of hard work.

[varispeed]

And money

If you have money, then even if you do mediocre work (e.g. in music), you can ironically appear as doing great work.

[TiberiusC]

I think luck falls into the natural ability category.

[pyrale]

I would suggest the opposite: natural ability falls in the luck category.

[selfmodruntime]

I think it falls into a different category. Lucky in this regard is being in the right situations at the right time.