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That seems to ignore the fact that there are hundreds of people of equally "honed skills" not having earned $100k over 6 days. The key to a success of this typ

That seems to ignore the fact that there are hundreds of people of equally "honed skills" not having earned $100k over 6 days. The key to a success of this type is luck. Sure, you can optimize for being on the path of success, but majority will still be missed.

jdmichal 6y ago
I mean, it's obviously both skill and luck. Like pretty much anything else that's "instantly" successful.
edoceo 6y ago
"Luck" is what happens when the prepared are given opportunity.
- somesortofthing 6y ago
  Being "prepared" for a given opportunity is often trivial. Whether the opportunity you're prepared for ever arises is luck.
  - acomms 6y ago
    If you're good and persistent eventually you get lucky. Most people just give up because being persistent is emotionally draining.
    - entropicdrifter 6y ago
      If you're good and persistent and happen to be prepared enough for whichever type of opportunity happens to present itself for you
    - Talanes 6y ago
      Do you consider death to be giving up or getting lucky? Or had you just not considered that some people try very hard until the day they die without getting lucky?
  - virgilp 6y ago
    No, you underestimate that. Being prepared is increasing your chances. There's one thing to be lucky as "1 in a billion" chance, and there's another to be lucky as "1 in 100"; the odds are always stacked against you, but with preparation & many attempts, your odds start looking better, and "luck" starts happening. (or not; some people are indeed unlucky, despite doing everything right. But that's less common than the other extreme - people that get lucky despite not doing anything rights).
itsoktocry 6y ago
>The key to a success of this type is luck. What an odd mentality. No, the key to success is skill, with effort (grit?) thrown in there as well. Luck can sometimes play a significant factor, all else being equal. But the idea that everyone is equally "good" at things, or put in the same effort, and that it's mere chance that success happens to someone is...pessimistic to say the least.
- elliotbnvl 6y ago
  Not odd – it's a common misconception. But your point is entirely correct.
- hota_mazi 6y ago
  They're not keys, they are requirements. And soft requirements, on top of that. But luck is a huge component in getting wealthy. Plenty of people with equal skills, equal expertise, and equal hard work never succeed because they don't get the magical conjunction of right time at the right place.
  - Aeolun 6y ago
    Look at Facebook. When it was released there were a hundred products like it, but the specific combination of things Facebook did made it super popular. I cannot believe that was due to skill.
    - a1369209993 6y ago
      You have to have a certain baseline of skill in order to not automatically fail, ie in order to be one of those hundred products in the first place.
    - hnlmorg 6y ago
      It's also worth remembering that Facebook pivoted several times before it became what it is now, taking on ideas that worked for other platforms. For example feeds were added after Twitter became popular.
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jdmichal 6y ago

I mean, it's obviously both skill and luck. Like pretty much anything else that's "instantly" successful.

edoceo 6y ago

"Luck" is what happens when the prepared are given opportunity.

somesortofthing 6y ago
Being "prepared" for a given opportunity is often trivial. Whether the opportunity you're prepared for ever arises is luck.
- acomms 6y ago
  If you're good and persistent eventually you get lucky. Most people just give up because being persistent is emotionally draining.
  - entropicdrifter 6y ago
    If you're good and persistent and happen to be prepared enough for whichever type of opportunity happens to present itself for you
  - Talanes 6y ago
    Do you consider death to be giving up or getting lucky? Or had you just not considered that some people try very hard until the day they die without getting lucky?
- virgilp 6y ago
  No, you underestimate that. Being prepared is increasing your chances. There's one thing to be lucky as "1 in a billion" chance, and there's another to be lucky as "1 in 100"; the odds are always stacked against you, but with preparation & many attempts, your odds start looking better, and "luck" starts happening. (or not; some people are indeed unlucky, despite doing everything right. But that's less common than the other extreme - people that get lucky despite not doing anything rights).

itsoktocry 6y ago

>The key to a success of this type is luck. What an odd mentality. No, the key to success is skill, with effort (grit?) thrown in there as well. Luck can sometimes play a significant factor, all else being equal. But the idea that everyone is equally "good" at things, or put in the same effort, and that it's mere chance that success happens to someone is...pessimistic to say the least.

elliotbnvl 6y ago
Not odd – it's a common misconception. But your point is entirely correct.
hota_mazi 6y ago
They're not keys, they are requirements. And soft requirements, on top of that. But luck is a huge component in getting wealthy. Plenty of people with equal skills, equal expertise, and equal hard work never succeed because they don't get the magical conjunction of right time at the right place.
- Aeolun 6y ago
  Look at Facebook. When it was released there were a hundred products like it, but the specific combination of things Facebook did made it super popular. I cannot believe that was due to skill.
  - a1369209993 6y ago
    You have to have a certain baseline of skill in order to not automatically fail, ie in order to be one of those hundred products in the first place.
  - hnlmorg 6y ago
    It's also worth remembering that Facebook pivoted several times before it became what it is now, taking on ideas that worked for other platforms. For example feeds were added after Twitter became popular.
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