The corollary is the Pirx principle (since we're doing sci-fi): Sometimes you just get lucky. (In original: "give chance a chance". Also can be named Michael S

The corollary is the Pirx principle (since we're doing sci-fi): Sometimes you just get lucky. (In original: "give chance a chance". Also can be named Michael Scott principle if you like the particular version of The Office. Or "broken clock" adage but more positive.) In such a case identifying factors that were the luck, the ones that made it an opportunity possible and ones that made it a success is crucial for continued success. This is what makes "taking effort at all" superior to not unless you run out of resources or repeatedly bash against a wall.