[cateye]

Ask the right questions. Create hypotheses. Create experiments to test your assumptions. Measure, measure, measure.

This is what everyone always, consciously or unconsciously is trying. Taking a more scientific approach doesn't necessarily need to increase your chance.

The thing is: there is no pattern for success generation. This is against the nature of being exceptional. Stop seeking it.

[giulivo]

> The thing is: there is no pattern for success generation. Stop seeking it. This is against the nature of being exceptional.

Of the same idea is Alberto Savoia in his book about pretotyping, where he describes such a Law of Failure.

What one can do is try to fail faster and I very much suggest to read the book, it's for free: http://www.pretotyping.org/pretotype-it---the-book

[cateye]

Failing fast is in my opinion also not a formula for success.