I think you've said as much in an essay or two. What struck me about the 1924 essay was how strong the similarity was between success in early 20th-century grocery stores and success in Internet startups. Determination edges out brilliance in both cases.
Another thing that struck me is that even this grocery store owner noticed the biggest problem with our educational system:
For a time I tried picking these youngsters out of the colleges. But my experience with college men was not fortunate. If I selected good students, I found too often that their leadership had been won by doing very well what their teachers had laid out for them. They had developed a fine capacity for taking orders, but not much initiative.
Another thing that struck me is that even this grocery store owner noticed the biggest problem with our educational system:
For a time I tried picking these youngsters out of the colleges. But my experience with college men was not fortunate. If I selected good students, I found too often that their leadership had been won by doing very well what their teachers had laid out for them. They had developed a fine capacity for taking orders, but not much initiative.