4 ms·
Yes, because despite being _insanely_ intelligent he was _also_ insanely hard working. Its questionable whether aiming to be an outlier is reasonable, but it wa
by cloverich 5y ago
Yes, because despite being _insanely_ intelligent he was _also_ insanely hard working. Its questionable whether aiming to be an outlier is reasonable, but it was a revelation to me that most of the wildly successful outliers I knew of growing up were also harder working than anyone I'd ever met. Yet no one ever talked about that, only how lucky it would be to be "born with" X. From there I realized that most people have this fallacy where they discount what they can achieve because they don't see how hard others work to get to whatever level they are at. Aiming for Bill Gates would be foolish, but understanding the recipe is not.
- giantg2 5y agoSo why not showcase the data that supports the point rather than pick an outlier and have people question if the recipe really works? The successful people I know mostly got there by luck. Sure hard work and intelligence played a role, but I know people who were smarter and worked harder and didn't get half as far.
- cloverich 5y ago> Sure hard work and intelligence played a role, but I know people who were smarter and worked harder and didn't get half as far. Are you arguing that people shouldn't work hard or work to improve their knowledge or networks because its not important and won't impact their lives?
- giantg2 5y agoI'm arguing that working hard is not the main goal. PG completely misses how you need to be in a position to benefit from that hard work. Without that positioning it will be pointless/useless.