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Example cases: Richard Branson, John Chambers (Cisco), Ingvar Kamprad (Ikea), Henry Ford (GM or something), Bill Hewlett (HP co-founder)... All these guys were

Example cases: Richard Branson, John Chambers (Cisco), Ingvar Kamprad (Ikea), Henry Ford (GM or something), Bill Hewlett (HP co-founder)... All these guys were dyslexic and achieved fairly exceptional things.

andy_ppp 9y ago
This isn't intended as snarky but after listening to the "You Are No So Smart" podcast [1] for a few months now, seeing these sort of examples my mind immediately goes to Confirmation Bias [2] and that use of inductive reasoning like this cannot be trusted. [1] https://youarenotsosmart.com/podcast/ https://youarenotsosmart.com/podcast/ [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias
- King-Aaron 9y ago
  I didn't see the comment as snarky :) I'd argue however that those examples were just examples of others succeeding even though they had a limiting factor, not evidence to say that a reduced learning capacity is going to guarantee success haha.
  - andy_ppp 9y ago
    Even so, if you are suggesting dyslexia (in these cases) probably has or probably hasn't affected outcomes, that's problematic. The examples you give provide zero information either way; without enumerating a statistically relevant section of people considered successful, these examples seem to provide information, but actually provide nothing. You'd also have to adjust for other factors such as parents trying harder to find areas (other than academia) where dyslexic children can consider themselves successful. It's almost intractable to think of a study that could remove these correlations from any statistically relevant top level study...
    - King-Aaron 9y ago
      It was just a bit of Thursday inspirational fluff, not really intended to be used as part of the 'social implications of saying positive things on the internet' study.
lgats 9y ago
I liked your joke.
kobeya 9y ago
Um, Henry Ford founded ... Ford Motor Company.
- coldicetea 9y ago
  I believe he was kidding :)
  - King-Aaron 9y ago
    haha yep.

andy_ppp 9y ago

This isn't intended as snarky but after listening to the "You Are No So Smart" podcast [1] for a few months now, seeing these sort of examples my mind immediately goes to Confirmation Bias [2] and that use of inductive reasoning like this cannot be trusted. [1] https://youarenotsosmart.com/podcast/ https://youarenotsosmart.com/podcast/ [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias

King-Aaron 9y ago
I didn't see the comment as snarky :) I'd argue however that those examples were just examples of others succeeding even though they had a limiting factor, not evidence to say that a reduced learning capacity is going to guarantee success haha.
- andy_ppp 9y ago
  Even so, if you are suggesting dyslexia (in these cases) probably has or probably hasn't affected outcomes, that's problematic. The examples you give provide zero information either way; without enumerating a statistically relevant section of people considered successful, these examples seem to provide information, but actually provide nothing. You'd also have to adjust for other factors such as parents trying harder to find areas (other than academia) where dyslexic children can consider themselves successful. It's almost intractable to think of a study that could remove these correlations from any statistically relevant top level study...
  - King-Aaron 9y ago
    It was just a bit of Thursday inspirational fluff, not really intended to be used as part of the 'social implications of saying positive things on the internet' study.

lgats 9y ago

I liked your joke.

kobeya 9y ago

Um, Henry Ford founded ... Ford Motor Company.

coldicetea 9y ago
I believe he was kidding :)
- King-Aaron 9y ago
  haha yep.