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by richardlblair 1206 days ago
Luck is like 5% of any equation. He had the gift and he was disciplined enough to execute on it.

That 5% luck probably got him an extra 10-20% further than anyone else. However, in a room with equally disciplined individuals you wouldn't be able to discern the lucky from the hard working.

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> He had the gift and he was disciplined enough to execute on it.

What if your excecute in the wrong proffeshion, like you become a stock trader but you could have been a world-class developer?

How does one even find out, most peoppe in the world neverbtry programming.

Maybe you have a gilf for something that younneverbhad a chance to discover.

the hardworking are lucky to have been born with that personality trait.