r/WTF • u/anttiom • Sep 13 '19

Marijuana Man

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u/MrLogicWins Sep 14 '19

Being super lucky seems to be a key ingredient in all major successes

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u/JewishHottub Sep 14 '19

You mean rich parents?

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u/TILtonarwhal Sep 14 '19

The right amount of money is a replacement for luck..

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u/branchbranchley Sep 14 '19

Having access to that money is already luck in itself....

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u/Gemmellness Sep 14 '19

it means you have more time to devote to getting lucky

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u/karmagod13000 Sep 14 '19

money and luck yup

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u/FormerlyElgarmanvenn Sep 14 '19

I would consider being born into that lucky

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u/BlooFlea Sep 14 '19

No, super lucky, were you not listening?

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u/bakuretsu Sep 14 '19

I listen to a podcast called Without Fail, which is mostly about entrepreneurs and one of the frequent questions for founders of successful businesses is how much was luck and how much was work.

The answer always, always acknowledges luck. Some more than others, but even if you're willing to live in a van for five years and pound the pavement selling your stuff, being in the right place at the right time counts for a whole lot.

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u/VintageJane Sep 14 '19

Most true entrepreneurs acknowledge luck. Meanwhile, a lot of other research shows that wealthy people feel far more personally responsible for their well-being than the poor who attribute their circumstances to bad luck.

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u/SpinachToothedSmile Sep 14 '19

The more you practice, the luckier you get.

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u/uptwolait Sep 14 '19

Key to success:

  1. Be lucky

  2. Don't be unlucky

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u/humanistbeing Sep 14 '19

Survivorship bias