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Semi tangent: I would really recommend watching "Is Success Luck or Hard Work?" By Veritasium https://youtu.be/3LopI4YeC4I https://youtu.be/3LopI4YeC4I
by O_H_E 6y ago
Semi tangent: I would really recommend watching "Is Success Luck or Hard Work?" By Veritasium
https://youtu.be/3LopI4YeC4I https://youtu.be/3LopI4YeC4I
- bena 6y agoIs the answer "yes"? Because I often feel that it's a combination of both. You need luck to get certain opportunities, but fully taking advantage of them or maintaining them requires putting in the work.
- O_H_E 6y agoI am not sure if that is a tongue in cheek "yes", but yeah IIRC his answer (after some precursory modeling/scripting) was that yes it's both. Something along the lines of: There is so many variables and so many people, so the person who is gonna be the next Gates/Jobs/Musk will have to hit the jackpot all of them in order to get there. Nb. it has been some time since I watched that video, don't quote Derek on my tongue.
- bena 6y agoIt's a bit of a cheeky answer, but such in the way that I apparently agree with the video in question. Dismissing the role luck plays in any endeavor is being obtuse. But so is ignoring the work that goes into being able to take advantage of the luck as well.