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Hadfield debunks a lot of pervasive cultural myths about success, thank goodness, and astronauting is a perfect (albeit extreme) exemplar for demonstrating these truths. The main myths, as extrapolated by a crude American non-astronaut:

1. Talent is the best indicator of success.

You can have the most natural aptitude ever for being an astronaut but if you don’t prepare like mad, you will end up dead.

2. Just think positively!

Visualizing success means nothing if you aren’t prepared for what might go wrong.

3. Helping others diminishes your chances of success.

Helping others increases the likelihood that your endeavor will succeed, and that you will not end up dead.

4. Hot shots get ahead.

No one likes a relentless self-promoter, and luckily no one will send one to space because they’ll detract from the mission; annoyed, distracted astronauts = dead astronauts.

5. Big life events are the best moments of your life.

Facetiousness aside, this is probably one of the more meaningful lessons for living a fulfilled life: "…you can choose to appreciate the smallest scraps of experience, the everyday moments, or to value only the grandest, most stirring ones. Ultimately, the real question is whether you want to be happy."

6. All Canadians are super polite.

Hahaha just kidding! Hadfield doesn’t debunk this one at all.