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Inspiring story for sure. But even if you pull the trigger and make all of the needed sacrifices, you can still be a lifelong failure. Hard work, an appetite f

Inspiring story for sure. But even if you pull the trigger and make all of the needed sacrifices, you can still be a lifelong failure. Hard work, an appetite for risk and resilience are required for success. But they are in no way a guarantee. Instead of taking an all or nothing mindset, you can choose to invest in yourself over the long term. Financial investments, education. Maybe this won't be enough to achieve your goals, and you'll still live with regret. And maybe you'll die before you reap the benefits. Or maybe this will be enough for you. Who knows. The only certainty is death. Doing something is better than nothing.

hemantv 7y ago
> Hard work, an appetite for risk and resilience are required for success. But they are in no way a guarantee. If you don't do any of these then you are guaranteed to fail. These things give you a better chance of success. Nothing is guaranteed here it's that kind of planet/universe. Maybe when you are designing the next planet or universe have no laws of probability always have guarantees, but then you will miss out on all the chance encounters and surprises.
- abc_lisper 7y ago
  Agreed. How does one become more resilient though?
  - lee 7y ago
    Mentally and physically human beings are "anti-fragile". Applying the right amount of load and stress to ourselves we become less fragile. Too little and we don't grow. Too much and we break. Do something uncomfortable. Fail a few times. That will make you more resilient.
croh 7y ago
It's not about success. In fact it is never about success. It is about finding the process you love and if you die doing it, you will be still happy instead regretting. Pull the trigger to get yourself on the process and stick to it. Fast lifestyle of our generation has made it very difficult to figure out what does success really mean to us as individual.
- hhc 7y ago
  Great peace of advice. Thank you

hemantv 7y ago

> Hard work, an appetite for risk and resilience are required for success. But they are in no way a guarantee. If you don't do any of these then you are guaranteed to fail. These things give you a better chance of success. Nothing is guaranteed here it's that kind of planet/universe. Maybe when you are designing the next planet or universe have no laws of probability always have guarantees, but then you will miss out on all the chance encounters and surprises.

abc_lisper 7y ago
Agreed. How does one become more resilient though?
- lee 7y ago
  Mentally and physically human beings are "anti-fragile". Applying the right amount of load and stress to ourselves we become less fragile. Too little and we don't grow. Too much and we break. Do something uncomfortable. Fail a few times. That will make you more resilient.

croh 7y ago

It's not about success. In fact it is never about success. It is about finding the process you love and if you die doing it, you will be still happy instead regretting. Pull the trigger to get yourself on the process and stick to it. Fast lifestyle of our generation has made it very difficult to figure out what does success really mean to us as individual.

hhc 7y ago
Great peace of advice. Thank you