Conversely. Einstein once said that if he had one hour to save the world, he would spend fifty-five minutes defining the problem and only five minutes finding the solution.

And of course each would think this way, given their backgrounds. Edison was an inventor and a CEO; Einstein a theoretical physicist. Perhaps HN is familiar with the Parable of the Elephant?

The point the person was making is that "a implies b" is quite different from "b implies a" - the converse of a statement is a different statement.

Not all hard working people are successful, but all successful people are hard working in math is the point.