pitched
7 hours 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
6 hours 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
4 hours 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.