[silvio]

Your argument is a good example of survival bias. How many people pursue their passion and let everything else in life behind, just to find themselves alone and unsuccessful at the end of their lives. Enjoy the opportunity, see where it goes, and stop looking for excuses to avoid intimacy with other people.

[brown9-2]

I think his post is a perfect example, actually.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survivorship_bias

[silvio]

Another source for a good explanation, even if long and sometimes self righteous, is "Fooled By Randomness" by Nicholas Nassim Taleb. He's the author of another well known book called "The Black Swan"