Life is more like blindly bushwhacking through a dense forest than it is wondering down paved roads. And yet, society treats it the opposite. In a resource-abundant world, how could anyone ever not succeed? All the roads have already been laid. People have already shown you the path and they continue to do so through podcasts, books and interviews. If you listen to a millionaire, and do exactly what they did, surely you'll make it too. How could you not?

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/making-sense/analysis-if-youre-rich-youre-more-lucky-than-smart-and-theres-math-to-prove-it

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