edit: Why? If you are the top one percent in any competitive field, income and freedom will follow the same without much effort. Of course, this is one reason. But I recently read about the power of playing the long game here: https://fs.blog/2018/10/long-game/.

So my assumption here is if I am able to put consistent effort towards something in long run, it shouldn't be difficult to master.

edit2: Okey. I think I underestimated what it takes to be the top 1 percent. What about top 10 or 25 percent? I think there is enough you can achieve with that level of mastery.