Be it a musician, a writer, or anything you aspire to become, you will only come accross the names of people who succeeded in their lives. But you'll never come across the burial grounds which houses 10,000 times more aspirants who couldn't make it to the finish line.
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Rolf Dobelli talks here about Survivorship Bias, how it affects our decision making and actual percentage of success.
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