100% false.
The author was talking about creating a money generating system, i.e. a business.
Lol. Okay, maybe that's what
you thought he was talking about, but he didn't actually mention starting a business. What he actually said was a bunch of vague and useless platitudes. So, let's see:
"Instead, acquiring wealth is a "nonlinear process and comes from generating ideas that solve problems," he says."Christ, this is just gibbering nonsense. And "nonlinear" was a nice touch. I suspect he has no idea what the term actually means, and is betting that enough readers don't either.
Anyone has in their power to do this, and the upside is unlimited pending the time/effort/skill you choose to put into the business.
In the real world, no, people can't just willpower themselves to unlimited income. Telling random people that they should start a business is terrible advice, given that the vast majority of businesses fail, usually destroying vast chunks of wealth in the process.
And it fails to make basic economic sense. In an efficient market, people will do whatever is most productive, and if it were actually the case that everyone is most productive by starting their own business, then there wouldn't be any businesses of a size greater than one. No Apple, no Ford, no Wal-Mart. Clearly, it
can't be the case that everyone, or even
most people, should be starting their own business. If this is your idea of sound personal financial advice, you really should not be giving anyone advice.
Pathway dependence? That sounds fucking miserable. Everyone is 100% in control of their life and their choices, whether they believe it or not.
You'd make good a cultist. This is where a buzzkill like myself explains that research has repeatedly shown that most people think that they have more control over events
than they actually do, and are not as good at things
as they think they are. But hey, willpower!
However, these same people like to jump on anyone who suggests taking steps to dramatically improve their income, as it goes against their version of the MMM gospel.
I challenge you to show me anyone who thinks that "dramatically improving your income" is a bad thing. People opposed to magical thinking, yes. If you can't understand the difference, that's your problem.