We tend to overestimate the chances of success because success stories are more likely to be reported, while failure stories do not.

"Behind every popular author you can find a hundred other writers whose books never sell."

How to elude the survivorship bias?

• Do the digg...

Succeeding in college is rather like succeeding in life:

• It’s really much more about you than it is about college. The most important place to start is to consider why you’re here, what matters to you, and what you expect to get out it. 
• Studen...

The biggest mistake in learning is memorization. When living life you want to have a deep understanding of what you're doing and why you're doing it and how it works, from first-principles.

It's much more important to know the basics, the foundation really well, than really...