[augustl]

> his success at 80s game development made him think it was the wrong thing that caused the success

I love this!

Believing that you have complete insight into why you were successful the first time seems to be a major blocker to continued success.

[bombcar]

It’s often honestly much better to attribute it to luck and hard work (often because it just IS luck) - trying to get lightning to strike twice precludes you doing something new.