Luck matters more than talent for being rich
Luck matters more than talent for being rich
It's not me, it's someone else.
Luck matters more than talent for being rich
Yeah, I buy that.
How many people are in Hollywood, not because of talent, but because they were lucky enough to be born with connections?
How many people are in Hollywood, not because of talent, but because they were lucky enough to be born with connections?
“Every record been destroyed or falsified, books rewritten, pictures repainted, statues, street building renamed, every date altered. The process is continuing day by day. History stops. Nothing exists except endless present in which the Party is right.”
Luck matters more than talent for being rich
And the people who ended up in car wrecks or with illness that kept them from being successful, on the other side. As luck goes, I'm almost certainly on the "pretty lucky" side of things.
It's not me, it's someone else.
Luck matters more than talent for being rich
“Every record been destroyed or falsified, books rewritten, pictures repainted, statues, street building renamed, every date altered. The process is continuing day by day. History stops. Nothing exists except endless present in which the Party is right.”
Luck matters more than talent for being rich
Or they were willing to blow.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
Luck matters more than talent for being rich
It's not me, it's someone else.
Luck matters more than talent for being rich
I would agree that random chance certainly has a seat at the table, but you have to admit that there's a shitload of conscious, bad decisions that get called "bad luck."
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
Luck matters more than talent for being rich
I've made a ton of bad decisions without many bad repercussions
It's not me, it's someone else.
Luck matters more than talent for being rich
Getting teen pregnant isn't bad luck. Not putting in a little effort in free public school isn't bad luck. Getting caught robbing the liquor store and having a criminal record keeping you from getting a meaningful job isn't bad luck. But, all of these things are usually ascribed to "bad luck."
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
Luck matters more than talent for being rich
Really? Cuz that always felt like rolling the dice.
The other examples, are clearly not luck.
It's not me, it's someone else.
Luck matters more than talent for being rich
Outside of rape, one can choose to not teen fuck. Everyone knows the consequences, and if you can't deal with the possible outcome, then it's a bad decision.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
Luck matters more than talent for being rich
I'm not going to agree with you on this one. People are hardwired to fuck, teen or otherwise.
It's not me, it's someone else.
Luck matters more than talent for being rich
Then they can do it before they're responsible and ready and ruin their lives with all that bad luck.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
Luck matters more than talent for being rich
I would suspect that they conflating "luck" with outside the box thinking. Take the very top successful people... they more often than not didn't even finish college. If following the teachers' instructions were the key to success, then everyone with a degree would be successful. Don't get me wrong, it's useful for those unable to think outside the box.
"... and then I was forced to walk the Trail of Tears." - Elizabeth Warren
Luck matters more than talent for being rich
It's a mathematical model, not a study on reality and outcomes.Vince wrote: I would suspect that they conflating "luck" with outside the box thinking. Take the very top successful people... they more often than not didn't even finish college. If following the teachers' instructions were the key to success, then everyone with a degree would be successful. Don't get me wrong, it's useful for those unable to think outside the box.
But yes, doing well in school only goes so far on life. I've always looked at it as something that opens doors. I think people put too much stock into education, other than showing that people can focus on boring things
It's not me, it's someone else.
Luck matters more than talent for being rich
Yeah, I think when it came to distilling down the model they had to come up with something other than "talent" and settled on "luck".TheCatt wrote: It's a mathematical model, not a study on reality and outcomes.
But yes, doing well in school only goes so far on life. I've always looked at it as something that opens doors. I think people put too much stock into education, other than showing that people can focus on boring things
"... and then I was forced to walk the Trail of Tears." - Elizabeth Warren
Luck matters more than talent for being rich
"But having a bad brain is bad luck."
Luck is the residue of preparedness.
Luck is the residue of preparedness.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
Luck matters more than talent for being rich
So if my plane crashed, and everyone n It died, how should I have been more prepared?
It's not me, it's someone else.
Luck matters more than talent for being rich
I don't know, why did the plane crash?
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."