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Have you ever seen the kind of backgrounds people who are frequently lauded in the media for being successful early come from? Most had some luxuries that you p
by puranjay 7y ago
Have you ever seen the kind of backgrounds people who are frequently lauded in the media for being successful early come from? Most had some luxuries that you probably did not - wealthy parents, extensive training in their chosen field, etc.
It's not always about talent. Knowing that your parents have millions allows you to think in a way someone struggling to pay rent can't.
I wasn't able to think long-term and actually build something until I hit my late 20s. Until then, I couldn't think past the short-term goal of just making money.
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- superqd 7y agoThat is very true. I grew up relatively poor (we were the kids with literal holes in our shoes going to school, free lunch program, etc), and didn't get my first computer till I was 26. I didn't get it till I was 26 not because I couldn't afford it (I was the first in my extended family to go to college, and I got a physics degree), but because I was so used to not buying/having things cause that's how I grew up. When I was 26, I had already been working for a few years (left grad school to work full time), and was like, wait, I could totally buy my own cool stuff now.
- puranjay 7y agoHeck, even a normal, happy family life is a massive advantage. Supportive parents and siblings impact your life choices and thinking so much. So much of success literature focuses so much on skills or hard work when in reality, all these intangible and tangible factors are equally important