General· May 05, 2026 at 06:39 PM

MasterClass CEO: I've interviewed hundreds of successful people—they taught me to stop believing a common myth about hard work

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Hard work, on its own, won't automatically make you successful, says MasterClass co-founder and CEO David Rogier. Here's what else you need, he says.

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