The strategy for getting the thing in question nearly always makes all the difference for very worthwhile things and this article very much glosses over that fact.
Yes the article is garbage. "Complete" it sure ain't.
If we allow that most people want the right things and have a sufficiently clear concept of what they want, why then do many of them not achieve it? This is barely addressed in the skimpy last paragraph: "The Real Barrier to Getting What You Want: Social and emotional factors it make it seem more complicated than that... But it’s our conflicting desire for predictability and comfort that is the real invisible fence... But once we take [innate fearfulness] on board—that fear and uncertainty always come along for the ride in any worthwhile endeavor—it becomes simple."