Don't get cocky if you are successful or rich. You are merely "lucky"

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Wow, that’s some serious leftist garbage. Some will take that as a justification to redistribute things more evenly, since people don’t deserve luck.

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Really? How did you manage to associate politics with that article? I read that as a theory independent of politics, such as evolution or the laws of gravity.

How can you not?

一命二运
1 Destiny
2 Luck

No need ang-mo to tell me.

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一命二运三风水四积德五读书

1 Destiny
2 Luck
3 Environment
4 Do good
5 Education

Sorry education is no big deal. I do way better than my wife academically… an Ace student but now jobless. She is flying high.

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Yes, destiny is more important than luck…

But you made more money than your wife though :smile:

I somehow embraced something my jewish friend said. Knowledge is sweet, not necessarily education. Go after endless knowledge.

I’d like to have endless money. I don’t want endless knowledge :rofl:

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education in the context means knowledge and know how to reason well.

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I really appreciate Warren Buffet’ s take on his success being at least in part attributed to luck, rather than completely taking personal credit for his achievements (and others).

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success is variety of things, but i think one overlooked aspect is “people around you”. Smart people foster smart people. Not always luck, but sure has an angle to it.

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That is the number 9 reason :slight_smile: Chinese has that covered.
九 交贵人

WB/Jay-Z mentions 3 Environment :slight_smile:

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Where is 6, 7, and 8?

Stocks, stocks, and stocks.

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A good wife :slight_smile:

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Where does good looks fit in here? My handsome looks gotta count for something right?

no, actually it doesn’t. it has less to do with success :slight_smile:

You mean the uglier you look, the more successful you can be? :thinking:

That is number 7.
七 相

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