[pnathan]

I've seen this advice repeated elsewhere, with more academic analysis. And also repeated in terms of startup advice.

patio11 has a phrase: "increase the luck surface", and it is kin to this as well. If % of Making It is 1 in 500, then it's much more straightforward to increase the number of dice rolls than to attempt the perfection of your roll.

This also ties into the findings about grit, or perseverance through rough patches. Grit and trying over and over, learning each time, is a pretty good predictor of some decent success.

In my own career, I've found that being aggressively prolific is key to getting better. Careful tweaking so as not doing the same thing over and over is hugely important as well: searching the learning hillclimb for improvement.

[patio11]

That phrase comes from the TechZing podcast ("increase one's luck surface area") and is a really valuable insight (surface area = depth of value created times breadth of people who see it), so all the credit to them.

[rizwank]

Can you share which podcast it was?

Nvm. Reference : http://www.codusoperandi.com/posts/increasing-your-luck-surf...