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> success = ability * motivation * opportunity success = (ability * motivation * opportunity)^hugeDoseOfLuck There is no guaranteed formula for success, it is
by gnaritas 11y ago
> success = ability * motivation * opportunity
success = (ability * motivation * opportunity)^hugeDoseOfLuck
There is no guaranteed formula for success, it is heavily luck dependent. Those who think otherwise are suffering from survivor-ship bias and/or the just world fallacy.
- zanny 11y agoThe opportunity is the luck though, since its out of your control, if you take it that the constituent parts of personal behavior that present you with opportunities come from your own motivation.
- gnaritas 11y agoLuck is far more than just opportunity though; luck is also all the things that didn't happen that could have, things that caused others who followed the exact same path to fail. Sudden disease, unexpected deaths and disasters, all of which are invisible luck for those who haven't been affected by them.