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Although I like the sentiment, I disagree with the accuracy of this. Attrition is a group statistic. It doesn't apply to you if and only if you are exceptiona
by justin_vanw 14y ago
Although I like the sentiment, I disagree with the accuracy of this.
Attrition is a group statistic. It doesn't apply to you if and only if you are exceptional in some way. Otherwise, it applies to you even more.
In the specific example, his brother knew he was so much harder than his peers that he could do something incredible, like run for miles with a broken ankle. That mental toughness is how he was exceptional, and why he could be confident that he would be one of the people that made it.
- kybernetikos 14y agoYou're probably giving him too much credit. I've seen interviews with people before they embark on these kinds of courses, and every single one of them said that they really wanted it, that it was the most important thing in their lives, and that the group statistic didn't apply to them. Some of them made it. Many of them didn't.