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Re:Underrated predictor of success: willingness to be low-st... by phkahler on Friday October 23, 2020 @11:28AM (#24870485)
>> Then they sheepishly admit that this is true.

So even some of the most successful high statis people are caving in to outside pressure to be something other than what they want. Problem is, the benefits of that (money, status, maybe power) are nice thing to have even if they're not your goal.

Re:Underrated predictor of success: willingness to be low-st... by chasd00 on Friday October 23, 2020 @03:41PM (#24873072)
this is where the term "golden handcuffs" comes from. You want to do something else but the current situation is too good to risk.