if you judge people for being self deprecating, you wind up self selecting people who overpromote themselves
There were some reasonable ideas in there, but I didn't notice anything that hasn't been said before by many other people, and they probably said it using far fewer words, far more clearly, and with far, far fewer references to themselves.
I wasn't a fan of the implicit sexism betrayed by comments like "enjoy the sunset with your wife on occasion" and the reference to asking every girl on the street, either. The only link between anyone female and success in that entire article is a picture of a photogenic young lady holding hands with Larry Page.
I'm surprised that anyone would take that part seriously. He's obviously being facetious.
He has a blog that I actually find pretty entertaining
though if you hated this piece, maybe his writing isn't your thing
recommend: http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2011/02/how-to-be-the-luckiest-...
James Altucher fills his stories with jokes.
He's laughing at himself, at his readers including you and me, at Larry Page and his wife and so on.