Ever heard of survivorship bias? We simply don't read about the millions of people who are smarter than Musk, Bezos, and Zuckerberg, but didn't use their talents to make billions of dollars. They may have failed to do so simply because there's a lot of luck involved in the process. Or maybe, just maybe, they have a definition of success other than being rich and influential...

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Thomas Baumgartner
Thomas Baumgartner

Written by Thomas Baumgartner

Physicist (PhD), engineer, software developer, data manager / analysist, photographer, musician, and (as of late) writer. Lives in Vienna, Austria.

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