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Re:Work vs Life by silvio on Sunday July 19, 2009 @09:48PM (#713739)
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.
Re:Work vs Life by brown9-2 on Sunday July 19, 2009 @10:17PM (#713771)
I think his post is a perfect example, actually.

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

Re:Work vs Life by silvio on Monday July 20, 2009 @03:03PM (#714929)
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"