An interesting piece this for a few reasons:<p>1. Ian Hislop, who wrote this review, later became very well known in the UK as editor of <i>Private Eye</i> magazine, but also a permanent team captain on <i>Have I Got News For You</i>. Fascinating to me that his acidic wit is present even in 1985.<p>2. Edward de Bono is obviously revered for this books about how to think, but I didn’t know he’d written this, and now I wonder if his other books are as equally shallow and nonsensical - do they too pretend to show something they don’t?<p>3. The author and reviewer both seem to think that the key to success is either to be born into it or luck (what we’d now call survivorship bias, maybe).<p>What’s changed? Does anybody think any of the captains of industry from Altman to Zuckerberg, Gates to Musk, Bezos to Thiel, has real, extraordinary talent?<p>The more I read about success - even this review from a 40 year old book - the more I think talent has less to do with it. Privilege, yes. Hard-won skill? I’m less sure.