This is a personal habit. It's hard to see if it's hype. If top student can really do without drawing a timetable, that's true. If he can't do it, it may be hype for some purpose. After reading it, I really feel that people with better conditions than you are working hard, so can your efforts catch up? You may not succeed if you work hard, but you can't succeed if you don't work hard, so learn from top student.