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Re:DHH: Being at the right time at the right place is not th... by sports_guy on Thursday May 27, 2010 @05:28PM (#1384992)
Hard Work + Luck. The right circumstances let Gates have access to the right technology where he could then put in 10,000 hours of hard work etc.
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Re:DHH: Being at the right time at the right place is not th... by ruang on Thursday May 27, 2010 @07:58PM (#1385279)
Luck is a necessary but insufficient condition.
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Re:DHH: Being at the right time at the right place is not th... by vannevar on Friday May 28, 2010 @04:00PM (#1387482)
I think most lottery winners find luck to be quite sufficient. I think what you mean to say is that luck is by definition scarce, so depending solely on it showing up is likely to be a losing strategy.
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