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I suppose using this logic, getting a PHD is luck too. So is running a marathon or any other thing you accomplish in life.
by paulhauggis 14y ago
I suppose using this logic, getting a PHD is luck too. So is running a marathon or any other thing you accomplish in life.
- mistercow 14y agoThat's not even a response to what randomdata said. S/he observed, correctly, that switching strategies until you succeed does not imply that you were not lucky. On the other hand, we can demonstrate extremely strong correlations between very specific applications of effort/skill and success at getting PHDs and marathons.