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Nov 2022
25m 26s

Is Success Due to Hard Work, Talent, or ...

J. David Stein
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How to survive in a world where luck and randomness play a pivotal role. Topics covered include:What are power lawsWhat are the narrative fallacy and hindsight biasWhat are examples of domains where randomness has contributed to successWhat are ways to distinguish investing skill from luckHow sixth-century philosopher Boethius had an accurate view of chance ... Show More
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