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There are a set of these “false beliefs” people can hold that are clearly untrue but are beneficial to them in other ways. This one about “hard work leads to su

by pitched 3mo ago

There are a set of these “false beliefs” people can hold that are clearly untrue but are beneficial to them in other ways. This one about “hard work leads to success” is a very powerful one. Lean the hell into it if you ever come across an opportunity to!

__s 3mo ago
Is it really false? You can go on about survivorship bias but in the end a prerequisite is necessary for opportunity/chance Can't win the lottery if you never buy any tickets
- kadoban 3mo ago
  > Is it really false? Even your own analogy for it is buying a lottery ticket. Does buying a lottery ticket "lead to success"? Only if your picture of what that looks like focuses on only the winners.
  - __s 3mo ago
    in reality no, for the sake of the analogy, yes