This is a very good post: moontowermeta.com/my-personal-tr
writes about one of my favourite topics: the interplay of luck and hard work. And how humbling it should be, when you realise the outsized impact of luck on your life.
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But the topic is trickier than that. (You’ll notice that ends his piece on a nuanced note).
Yes, we don’t deserve everything we get. But at the same time “I’m not successful because I’m not lucky” is also a self-limiting belief.
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On the other hand “I’m not lucky, I worked hard for everything I achieve” also overshoots.
This is an old topic, but what makes it so interesting to me is that what is epistemically true might not be what is useful.
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Part 2 is out, and what a beautifully written piece it is: moontowermeta.com/why-deserve-ma
“Accomplishments explain results; they don’t justify them.”
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being delusional about this topic is almost certainly adaptive, but you are selling a tail option struck at your tolerance for failure. beyond that point you will hate yourself bc determinism said you must
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