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Is it a good idea to teach children that work is linearly related to income?
I don't know if it counts as a formal answer, but Dale Carnegie has  always preached that income is related to how well you treat and get  along with other people. His observation is that the highest paid  people are those with the best people skills, because the ability to  manage other people has higher value than singular ability.  Conversely, people making minimum wage often work "harder" than people  making more money.  The old saw about "work smart, not hard" is a bit trite. In many  fields, efficiency is valued over "hard work".