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The key to success is working hard and smart (on things you are lucky/have unfair advantages in)
An unfair advantage is a condition, asset or circumstance that puts you in a favourable business position
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I also had a strong tendency to do things the hard way without anyone’s help. Again, in this way, I threw any unfair advantages I had (like my parents being willing and able to invest in me but me choosing to go it alone) down the drain. I’ve foregone a lot of unfair advantages in my life in pursuit of true meritocratic ideals. The trouble was, as this book showed, our society was never purely meritocratic to begin with. I was driven by naive delusion.
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Working hard does not mean you would be recognized or promoted. It is important to create a favourable impression, a perception that you are a hard worker.
You have to manage the impression that you have made on others.
When you think of people who are successful you may think they got there through hard work and consistency but you need to realize that Luck, privilege, and circumstances plays a role in success as well
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