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Survivorship bias means this : people systematically overestimate their chances of success. Guard against it by frequently visiting the graves of once-promising projects, investments and careers.

It's a sad walk, but one that should clear your mind

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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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Survivorship Bias

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?

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