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>these are certainly all the ingredients for above-average success and that's expected and he certainly would have become very wealthy (My emphasis). That's s
by djaychela 6y ago
>these are certainly all the ingredients for above-average success and that's expected and he certainly would have become very wealthy
(My emphasis).
That's simply not true. People nearly always ignore the element of luck that allowed success to happen, and it's the biggest mistake that people make in terms of their politics, IMO. There are countless examples of people's success which they put down to characteristics such as these, but they ignore the luck that allowed those things to come to fruition (and indeed the blind luck that allowed them to have the skills in the first place). They didn't happen to many others with the same characteristics, who no-one has ever heard of.
- warent 6y agoSure, we're in agreement, I just didn't word it properly. Updated
- EvilEy3 6y agoBy that definition all men are born equal and the only thing that differentiates them is luck. Luck to be born somewhere, luck to attend some school, luck to earn money, luck to start a business, luck to have a physical prowess. Floyd Mayweather Jr., arguably the most successful boxer so far is also luck? Luck to be born a great boxer?
- WalterBright 6y agoI've been at the right place at the right time many, many times and totally failed to recognize the opportunity, as did most everyone else. > the blind luck that allowed them to have the skills in the first place Oh phooey. I don't know anyone who was touched by the wand of the Magic Skill Fairy and suddenly was a chess master, a virtuoso guitar player, a physicist, a champion bodybuilder, etc. > They didn't happen to many others with the same characteristics, who no-one has ever heard of. Because they failed to recognize the opportunity, or couldn't be bothered to do the work to take advantage of it.