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1. serf · 1789657645 · focus · HN ↗

   >One of my most successful life-hacks is to avoid people I don’t like or don’t trust.

   following this advice would have made most of my professional life impossible, what a luxury it would have been to be able to.

   1. hmokiguess · 1789657790 · focus · HN ↗

      Some people aren't very self aware of their own bubble and how luck plays a role in their life.

      1. bcrosby95 · 1789658191 · focus · HN ↗

         Pointing to luck renders all advice meaningless.

         1. jdiff · 1789658293 · focus · HN ↗

            Much advice is meaningless, baseless post-mortem correlations from people trying to justify their own success.

            1. rexpop · 1789658645 · focus · HN ↗

               "Buy more lottery tickets!"

               1. teravor · 1789658866 · focus · HN ↗

                  no, it's "buy lottery tickets to exclusive lotteries".

                  the ability to enter such lotteries is where success lies. either through connections or ability.

                  1. harimau777 · 1789666408 · focus · HN ↗

                     If you need connections and ability then you are back to luck.

                     1. smcg · 1789676321 · focus · HN ↗

                        those can be cultivated.

                        1. harimau777 · 1789678430 · focus · HN ↗

                           To a degree maybe but the degree differs dramatically for different people. To give an extreme, someone with a significant disability growing up in an impoverished family in the middle of nowhere is generally going to have very little opportunity to cultivate connections and ability.
                  2. rexpop · 1789696079 · focus · HN ↗

                     In my metaphor, "lottery winners" is already representing exclusivity.

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