Is Success Luck or Hard Work?

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This video was inspired by and draws examples from the book "Success and Luck: Good Fortune and the Myth of Meritocracy" by Robert H. Frank
Special thanks to Patreon supporters (and to everyone who commented on an earlier version of this video):
Marc Forand, Robert Dickerson, Christian Stauffer, LoadTooSlow, Vincent, Lyvann Ferrusca, DALE HORNE, Alfred Wallace, Kevin Beavers, Arjun Chakroborty, Joar Wandborg, Clayton Greenwell, Michael Krugman, Ron Neal, Donal Botkin
Animations by Ivy Tello

[@aanazwan1534]

my mom stopped schooling at 8 years old, while my dad stopped when he was 15,both due to poverty. Statistically the cycle of poverty would continue, but a University opened up close to our home, and my father worked there as a gardener, there he borrowed books for me and opened up my interest in education and its importance. Now I'm working there as an academic faculty member, and people around would always ask how a barely educated gardener raise up an academician. Looking back, if we were just a few kilometres away from the uni, our lives could drastically altered, among other factors that are too long to explain. Today I try my best to help others who weren't so lucky.

[@TranquilLyric]

This needs way more likes!!

[@yt.personal.identification]

@@cortexauth4094 You are doing the work, so you can take advantage of the luck when it comes. More power to you.

[@iffahazani]

wishing you the best Aan Azwan

[@fauzilmufassa4691]

bless you good guy

[@HarisAhsan]

Woahh Man.. You should get pinned.

[@balajprasanna]

Well I thought it was 10% luck, 20% skill, 15% concentrated power of will. 5% pleasure, 50% pain and a 100% reason to remember the name.

[@daughterofgod9507]

You win.

[@mkunz-3548]

Underrated comment

[@adzanniebessania3795]

lmao

[@JamesDecker7]

This guy gets it. Turns volume knob to 11/10 for the whole album as it calls out American WWII confinement camps for Japanese Americans....

[@ThaRiddler25]

😂😂😂

[@desmene]

reminds me of a meme I once saw: "As a hiring manager, when I get a stack of resume's I immediately throw half of them out. I don't employ unlucky people."

[@victorcapetillo2070]

🤣

[@daletvazquez1746]

LMBO!!

[@niconico3907]

Maybe they are lucky to not work for this company, and found a better job after.

[@mauriciogarces5890]

Hahaha

[@APEX_EVERY_CORNER]

ALL THINGS HAPPEN TOGETHER FOR GOOD

[@stwida91]

A boss of mine once said "You are unique... just like everyone else." It's a very paradoxical statement but it reminds me of the concept in this video. The world simply does not revolve around any of us.

[@jeffbenton6183]

"Unique just like everyone else" is definitely a great way to put it. Amusingly enough, that whole "revolve around us" is itself an expression of how we in the past few centuries feel like history revolves around us. The expression is meant to convey how the geocentricists of Antiquity and the Middle Ages viewed their place in the Cosmos. In our model, massive objects move less massive "satellite" objects around themselves. In this way, something in the center could be considered "better." The philosophers who actually thought that the Earth was the center of motion for everything else thought the exact opposite. Everything on Earth was observed to be imperfect, transient and corruptible - even trees and mountains. Meanwhile the stars (including the planets or "wandering stars") appeared to be perfect, eternal and incorruptible. They believe they moved on their own initiate and being the unmoving center basically made us the trash-heap of the universe. When humanity realized that we were actually revolving around the Sun (and more importantly, used telescopes to look at the Moon), the sentiment wasn't "dang, we're not as cool as we thought"; it was more like "Yay! *Average!"* So when we look back, we think to ourselves, "the people in the past were wrong because they were arrogant, but we would *never* make that mistake", when it would be more fair to say "they were wrong because they were *too* humble (but mostly because they didn't have telescopes) what mistakes are we making because we think we're more infallible than them?" Anyways, it doesn't have anything to do with what your boss said, but I thought I'd bring it up, and maybe you'd find it interesting.

[@jazzy8330]

if everyone has something about them that's unique, is this quality of being unique even special anymore? is being unique unique at all?

[@dfh2481]

@@jazzy8330 It reminded me of a quote from The Incredibles: "Everyone can be super! And when everyone's super... No one will be"

[@iseeyou695]

What is paradoxical about this statement?

[@stwida91]

@@iseeyou695 To suggest that someone is unique implies that they are one of a kind. To then follow up with "just like everyone else" immediately contradicts it in an unintuitive way. To be 'different' in the same way that EVERYONE is 'different' inherently means in that regard, you are the same.

[@samermazahreh]

Man bringing up this topic alone is a feat, but explaining it to this level of straightforwardness, detail, & clarity is just wow

[@thenewcedric]

I agree. It is great that he explained it with emphasis and clarity. Which part do you most agree on?

[@samermazahreh]

@@thenewcedric all of it was great, what i liked is that the video matched my own personal view or the Tao te Ching's view that each of us has their life plan & what we do conributes to it but doesnt control it, similar to the saying that a river has its own course & what we do can affect it to some extent but cant change the course of the river, so what this guy calls 'luck' in this video i interpreted it as 'life plan'

[@heinzhaupthaar5590]

@@samermazahreh It's rather the other way around. We control it to a very meaningful degree, but luck contributes to the outcome. The more exceptional the outcome the larger the contribution, in general at least.

[@blaynestaleypro]

This video downplays how important hard work and competence are. If you're smart and hard working there's is an exponentially higher chance that you will succeed in something (maybe not the exact thing that you are striving for but something) then if you're not hard working and incompetent.

[@rronaldogabriel]

@@blaynestaleypro “If wealth was the inevitable result of hard work and enterprise, every woman in Africa would be a millionaire.” ― George Monbiot

[@SadmimHossain]

There is a saying in Bangladesh that, "if it were only the hard work that pays off, then the farmers(/labors) would have been millionaires."

[@OhhYasssh]

bro that's not bangladeshi...these are famous words of greatest indian rapper carryminati "Mehnat to ghada bhi karta hai...isstar bana de stage pe nachwa de?"

[@SadmimHossain]

@@OhhYasssh carry is more famous for his vulgar word in his roasting videos than rapping to be exact :3

[@OhhYasssh]

@@SadmimHossain carry tera baap ha

[@SadmimHossain]

@@OhhYasssh You do not need to show your level in front of everyone on earth. You could just behave like a normal person. But there's a Bengali saying, "ব্যবহারে বংশের পরিচয়।" (Manners make the man) Peace

[@raunakrajput2579]

@@OhhYasssh bruh why you getting triggered

[@joshuadoliveiro]

"you should do what you can to increase the luck of others". beautiful.

[@rattled4806]

@@JaredSessi do you even know what luck is?

[@erniellerena]

@@rattled4806 When preparedness meets opportunity.

[@rattled4806]

@@erniellerena So if you're born to rich parents in a rich country, it could be said that you were lucky. So, then, does that mean that you were prepared for the opportunity to be born to rich parents or what? Would they stop being rich because you were not prepared to be born to rich parents? Your definition is extremely flawed.

[@DAMMACASUAL]

Commi

[@erniellerena]

@@rattled4806 I have family members who are very rich but are not lucky. My 2nd cousins leech off my great aunt. One is a drug addict who beat her. Both his sons are dead. BOCES sons are dead. one got stabbed multiple times and downtown LA about 3 years ago and the other one just died six months ago from a heroin overdose at her house. he died on the porch because his dad was too messed up to even answer the door. Then you got the other one. Morbidly obese and diabetic and they had to cut her leg off because of it. I just found out that she's asking her mom for a house with a pool. What the hell is she going to do with a house with a pool? Do they sell Lucky to you?

[@leadeeeeer]

Short story about luck role: If you are person by considence born in developed country and get a good education, you must know the following. I born in failed nation, lost there 24 years of my life without any guidance. When i became mature enough to notice it, I spent 4 years to learn foreign language, extra 4 years to qualify my self in engineering (self-studies), 3 years in exams and trials to immigrate. When immigrated, i spent 3 years qualifying and proofing myself. Finally, i found myself starting a little normal life at age of 35. So yeah be thankful, you are lucky for just getting good education

[@pcopeland15]

I am reminded of a different perception for success which sees the path as consistent effort compounding year after year. Of course good luck is necessary, but the compounding effects reframe the results as overcoming bad luck. (I'm not a fan of the binary good/bad in either case.)

[@doughboy766]

@@hannesRSAHis/Her point wasn’t to get a good “story”, but to point out that their life was made a lot more difficult to achieve the same level of financial status and life stability compared to someone born in a developed country.

[@doughboy766]

@@hannesRSA I understand that was what you were saying. What I was trying to convey to you is your comment was akin to going out on a date, your date talks to you about their favorite food, and you reply by explaining how a dishwasher works. It was a non sequitur, unrelated to the main idea of the initial comment.

[@doughboy766]

@@hannesRSA Hmm, ok. As I understand it, you were adding an opinion after they shared their story. If that’s the case, my fault.

[@MultiZoobear]

the nurturing part of our life driven by the place we were into has made us view the world from a single perspective. For most people that cannot understannd the value and the way of living of others, they are kinda in their own bubble. Once we realize that our life doesn't always revolve around us will make us more open to others point of view and free ourselves from our own shackles

[@marksinclair7493]

My mother, who was a very religious person, used to say “Pray as if it’s all up to God. Work as if it’s all up to you.”

[@WeeTheDuck]

Thats a very good quote

[@MohamedMohamed-by5iy]

Waw, that's amazing, in Islam, our prophet said a similar thing for us to follow. Your mom may rest in peace 🙏

[@tembokfedora6580]

Yep, that's the point of praying, we pray to the god to give us the best things possible, and then we should try our best to make the things come true, after that It's up to the god what will happen next

[@shardulchakor6684]

Wooww🤯

[@Chungustav]

Success has nothing to do with money though. That's a Jewish belief, not a Christian one.

[@hideakiDT]

When I was a kid, my dad used to tell me "If you study and work hard, nothing guarantees your success. But if you don't, you guarantee your failure." Nowadays I find myself really lucky to have a dad that taught me that so early in life hehe Thanks a lot, man. I really appreciate all of your videos, and I'm one of those that had the luck to be watching them since when vsauce posted about the weight of a shadow ahaha

[@Sandeee]

That is the greatest learning of all time. I guess I heard it in a movie, that if you try you might fail, but if you don't you definitely will. Edit: Now I remember, it was in a movie about asking a girl for a date 😂

[@BlackBulletBeretta]

That is a wise advice. If I ever have kids I will use that.

[@alectoraj]

I'm lucky to be a part of his KZbin journey before that event. This guy is really awesome.

[@themagiccookie2614]

Are we long lost siblings? XD

[@barnabuskorrum4004]

Shame we all can't have YOUR dad... CHeck ur flex man.. esp ppl making nothing cuz i also worked hard and got nothing. Go fund some community projects, Bezos.

[@TheCrankyBob]

My father liked to say “everything in life is decided by luck, but accepting that fact is bad luck.”

[@michealnd969]

Your father is extremely wise man 👍🏿

[@aceggkspade958]

Luck=preparation (personal growth)+ attitude (belief/mindset) + opportunity (a good thing coming your way) + action (doing something about it) -Dan Hardy

[@TN-br9yl]

Yup. Only need to succeed once and all the failures simply won't count anymore.

[@larrysherk]

Interesting saying I had not heard of. "Luck" means we don't understand the causal connections. Surely we are intended not to accept what is without dignity or value.

[@aceggkspade958]

@@larrysherk it’s just from the book compound effect by Darren Hardy. They ask Richard Branson what he says luck is. He says everyone born healthy in a a free world is lucky. Luck is all around us, but some see it and act on it and others don’t. Just considering yourself lucky, is even part of it. Anyways then the compound effect takes it a bit further. I read a lot of self improvement type books for work.

[@creativerse6447]

When a science channel is more motivating than most motivation channels.

[@laukcube]

You dont need a motivation, you just need a click. But i get what you are saying 👍

[@senseisecurityschool9337]

This video, and the experiment he did, is missing a HUGELY important characteristic of luck that scientists would normally account for. Consider I'm interviewing for jobs. For one interview, I might hit all the lights red, making me a few minutes late, or not. That's luck. It might turn out that some system the employer users is the same brand I already have experience with, or not. By luck. I might catch the interviewer in a good mood, or not. When they ask a logic/brainteaser question it might be one I've heard before, or not. If I make a joke with someone in the elevator, that might turn out to be the interviewer, or not. They might share my sense of humor, or not. There are a dozen or more different "luck" factors for a single interview. Almost certainly, I'll hit some and miss some. Of course, I might interview for several different jobs. On the first I get get 6/12 lucky, maybe 7/12 on the second job, and 5/12 on the third. Over the course of a full day there might be a 100 different luck things. The person I hold the door for might turn out to matter in some way. I might happen to see an ad that turns out to be useful, whatever. With near certainty, I'll land some good and some bad, even over the course of a day. Over the course of a LIFETIME - hundreds of thousands of interactions, nobody is going to get lucky every single time, or unlucky 10,000 times in a row. His experiment calculated ONE random value for luck. But that's not how luck works in our lives. A better simulation would be to randomly assign 10,000 random values for lucky/unlucky (0 or 1) over the course of 10,000 different things, then sum those up. If you do that for 10,000 things that can happen, 10,000 coin flips, , you find that almost everyone gets a total luck score pretty darn close 5,000.

[@laukcube]

@@senseisecurityschool9337 You are born in a desert. Your family and friends have never seen people or places outside your local area. Get 1 million dollars. You would say it is not fair to compare our standards to ones less developed... why?

[@senseisecurityschool9337]

@@laukcube Wow dude. Many of the richest people in the WORLD were born in the Sahara desert. People like Mohamed al-Fayed (multi-billionaire) and his son Dodi Fayed, princess Diana's boyfriend. Or Haim Saban. You really think being born in the Sahara (aka being Arab) means you can't succeed in life? So racist!

[@senseisecurityschool9337]

Ps - other people who would match that description, people born in a desert to families who weren't jet setters,, would be this dude named Jesus, and another dude named Moses. Lol. You literally described the person who had had the MOST impact on the world in all of human history. So much for your"people from desert nations (Arabs and Jews) are savages who can't do anything" idea. Lol

[@Alexpontecrv]

Basically: Luck counts, but don't count on it.

[@csl110]

The main point is that we are oblivious to how much luck affects our success

[@harshit8189]

Well said!

[@shubsingh479]

literally could not have put that in any better words

[@marvinabt4964]

I think skillcapped said something about Luck in League. They said those who try to get lucky are more likely to get lucky than others. (In prettier words). Meaning do count in luck, when the odds of getting lucky seem reasonable. That doesn't mean you should play the lottery, because it's very unlikely to get lucky there(hence I don't play it). Also it helps picking places tp get lucky where you don't lose anything If it fails but a Bit of time you had No better use for. A great example of this is almost every KZbinr. They started creating stuff, were unsuccessful for a long time (sometimes even over 10 years) and then they got some kind of Point where they got lucky and got popular. I know I could achieve anything I wanted to, the hardest thing is figuring out what that is.

[@lcbobadilla]

And hard work gives a sense of entitlement

[@skn180]

in Pakistan, there is a saying, "If Success comes from hard work, then show me a rich donkey" edit: some are very confused so im editing this for clarification purposes. this expression implies Hard work is not the only element which helps u be successful, luck counts aswell. So if u keep the context in mind of the video, u willl see that i didnt randomly write an expression. but to help understand the video better. and if u dont like the expression, thats fine.

[@sandenium]

That's why no one takes pakistan seriously

[@alexdenyakin5661]

@@commanderleo you can't compare something that doesn't have the same capabilities as humans, to having the same outcomes as humans, because humans are different. That's why the saying is dumb, a donkey would never get rich even from hard work, ever, and is why the other guy said no one takes Pakistan seriously, because of silly sayings

[@TabeshKhan]

Don't know if they work hard, but a couple of em exposed their donkeyness here in the comments. 😆

[@alexdenyakin5661]

CommanderLeo real sayings have truth to them

[@rocky4542]

Why make roast of your self bro ! Seriously Pakistan believe in that ?

[@themrdude]

My Grandfather was once the head of all the passports in the United States. From what those who knew him before he retired would tell me, including my mother, he was an incredibly hard worker. He had a work ethic where he would always be productive by 6am, the time he used to leave for work. He was incredibly good at his job as well. But when you ask him, he would tell you a different story. He often contributes his success to luck. He is incredibly grateful for his parents and his bosses who put him ahead in life, never mentioning the work that he had to put in to get to where he was. This video reminded me of him, and I felt like I should share the story.

[@rockinglee101]

Thanks for sharing, very inspiring. My grandpa (no more now due to covid) was an incredibly hard working man. When he retired, the place he used to work at called him back due to his grinding work ethic and he accepted that offer and worked for 12 more years after he retired.

[@ivanberdichevsky5679]

Your grandfather is wise.

[@kuroiflyerneko]

My dad used to say that "success is where opportunity meets preparedness." You're not prepared you can't snag that opportunity and it'll just pass you by. On the other hand, you can prepare all you want, but if the opportunity doesn't present itself then you should still be proud of what you have accomplished, because although the hard work you put into being prepared didn't pay off in the way you imagined it would it still counts for something, you still went somewhere. And who knows, there may be a different opportunity you can snag that you didn't see coming. Be proud of where you are, strive to be better than you are now, find comfort in the present, and look toward the future and the infinite possibilities it holds.

[@genericcommentor1111]

Your words are reassuring thank you

[@renaissance_bhattacharya367]

Yes Absolutely true

[@ashleywalls4097]

Guess it all depends on what you consider success.

[@MSMediaRotterdam]

Hear! Hear!

[@mathfreak2521]

I think I'm going to credit you when I become successful 😂 .

[@Bronzescorpion]

For years my own mantra has been: "feel superior, know that you are not". I think that falls quite in line with the paradoxical advice. My inner feeling of superiority makes me confident that I can achieve what I set out to do. My acknowledgement of the lie makes it so I don't treat others as lesser people, but with dignity. Regarding luck, I once heard someone say: "You can't increase your luck, but you can increase your opportunities for luck to happen." This is a great outlook and if you live like that, you will probably be perceived as a lucky person, simply because the number of times you were lucky will in general increase.

[@davidjaramillo7187]

good mantra

[@davidjaramillo7187]

@Cryonic Family sorry im not following you.

[@stof455]

If I shoot 3 shots on a basketball court, I might miss all. But if I take 100 shots I might make at least 1.

[@Bronzescorpion]

@DéJi Vu trying to succeed is never wasted effort even if you fail, especially if you learn from your experiences.

[@davidjaramillo7187]

@DéJi Vu yeah but at least you give yourself a chance, if you try you can get some things if you dont try...well you wont get anything.....unless you are EXTREMELY lucky.

[@jordan_wolff]

So basically what you're saying is: This is ten percent luck Twenty percent skill Fifteen percent concentrated power of will Five percent pleasure Fifty percent pain And a hundred percent reason to remember the name

[@harshgupta1999]

Shinoda taking over

[@Strife_22]

This! 🔥

[@weebnation3904]

Ngl u got me at the end

[@zaboss.]

Hahahahah That's pretty accurate.

[@venkatsrkyt]

Yoo.. Love this song..!

[@jeremygood3246]

Every family has that one person who will break the family financial struggle, I hope you become the one😊

[@markdamascus7878]

Investing in alternate income streams should be the top priority for everyone right now especially given the global economic crisis we are currently experiencing. Stocks, gold, silver and virtual currencies are still attractive investments at the moment.

[@madiezancanellatl9205]

You’re correct I make a lot of money without relying on the government. Investing in stocks and digital currencies is beneficial at the moment.

[@indiaculture5166]

I’m looking for something to venture into on a short term basis, I really need to create an alternate source of income

[@popsarah7805]

Kate Mellon Bruce is not just my family’s financial advisor, she’s a licensed and FINRA agent who other families in the US employs her services

[@popsarah7805]

She's active on face book @

[@SamA-mv4ho]

I am 76 years old, and long time ago, I had realized that a big chunk of my success was because I happened to be in the right place at the right time by sheer chance. A lot of people helped me along the way, and I am passing that on. Great video post, and best of LUCK.

[@leetheleo9602]

I taught myself piano and other instruments, worked really hard doing local shows in my town but never made it, lol. I always thought maybe I just didn’t have a lot of luck since I’m from a little go no where town outside of a bigger town. We don’t have a lot of opportunities unless you move. Thank you for sharing your story of luck!

[@ericjiang7986]

As someone who is a risk management profession. I agree uncertainty is a thing. But you can manage these uncertainty

[@joy-ow4ey]

@@leetheleo9602 Absolutely. Among equally capable people, luck is definitely a factor.

[@eggxecution]

both hard work and luck yes

[@FamilieOutdoor]

Absolutely. I got my new Job because I was bored😂

[@Forrsch]

"It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not weakness, that is life."

[@Sentient_Cloud]

I really love that quote. Jean-Luc really is a gem.

[@99fulgur]

@@roko2036 oh no trust me there are a lot of ways to be fucked up: family issues, accidents of all kinds, diseases and lots more

[@roko2036]

@@99fulgur I guess. I just wasn’t thinking of it in that way

[@TN-br9yl]

@@roko2036 I found that the trend of rich and poor pretty much exist in "all" the countries.

[@roko2036]

@@TN-br9yl different countrys have lots of more opportunities than other. Like growing up in Somalia is WAY harder than growing up in America

[@bikalimark]

"Downplaying the importance of chance events may actually improve the probability of success because if you percieve an outcome to be uncertain you're less likely to invest effort in it which further decreases your chances of success." damn that was a hard sentence

[@seaweedglob]

Hopefully more people embrace that.

[@abraxas365]

Or said another way: "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take."

[@davidrice4873]

@@abraxas365 well said

[@globaldigitaldirectsubsidi4493]

v"Don´t try to be a man of success, try to be a man of value." - Albert Einstein

[@Jamie-tx7pn]

@@globaldigitaldirectsubsidi4493 ctrl v ctrl v ctrl v

[@Floridavisual]

As someone who’s had “A lot of luck” I owe it to always pushing myself to learn and open myself to new experiences. I think just being out there and experiencing, failing and continuing leads to success. I definitely look at my life and try my best to give back with knowledge and opportunities for the next person.

[@ogeredmon6665]

Iam an iraqi refugee in france. I was applying into medical school, medical school in france is the hardest. Because of my bad french i was afraid of the written exams. Covid came and all written exams were canacled, this gave me a huge advantage over french students. I was able to advance on the list by 200 seat. I passed into medical school. I became the last student to be accepted in medecine for the year 2019-2020. Now that is luck.

[@skyhappy]

Congrats, it's good to refugees succeed and work hard. It's hard for someone who grew up in a prosperous Western country to appreciate how much opportunity there is.

[@ahnadiri]

Legend, congrats

[@EddieBurke]

Absolute legend. I wish you the best of luck.

[@horacewonghy]

Damn,COVID makes my math pass too😂.

[@rorschacht8478]

@@פלי7 how is it bad luck for his patients? That makes no sense.

[@lanzer22]

Wow, finally, a successful influencer that doesn't put himself on the pedestal and teaches all the factors that we love to ignore. Bravo.

[@fran6b]

Maybe surprisingly, Pewdipie have the same conception about the role luck plays in his own success. He openly talks about it. I always thought it was great of him.

[@777Skeptic]

There's something about being in film/theater (Veritasium went to film school briefly) that seems to make people self-reflect more. They're usually more self-aware and humble.

[@CanariasCanariass]

@DATING HARLEY QUINN Your story sounds interesting..

[@bgezal]

I remember this story: There was once someone in charge of selecting recruits for fighter pilot education. He had every application paper in front of him in a pile. They needed to be narrowed down. So he took the top half of the papers and threw in the waste bin. He said: "These applicants were unlucky. We don't want unlucky people as fighter pilots."

[@nicklockard]

I love this story. Really made me laugh.

[@porkeyminch8044]

Hahaha, that's a great story. Do you remember his name by any chance?

[@DanNguyen-oc3xr]

True story or joke?

[@flecko5]

Feels like I've read this somewhere before....

[@rasheedmohammed2227]

It's because of people like those which make hardworkers unsuccessful

[@yasko62]

Being talented is already a product of luck. So we must be modest and grateful for every success we enjoy in our life.

[@rachelelizabethmason18]

I was just about to comment the same idea! While we can work hard to improve our talents, skills, appearance, intelligence, or other gifts we may be born with, we did nothing to earn those gifts at birth. Is someone who can sing whistle notes more deserving of success and happiness than someone with an unpleasant singing voice? Does an “intelligent” person deserve food and shelter any more than someone who is not (academically) gifted? I know this video was not implying any of that; I’m just thinking of those people who feel they deserve more respect or access to necessities than others because of their talent.

[@NakedTanPanda]

My wife and I say luck/privilege is like bicycling while its windy. When you have the wind blowing you, don't hear it, feel it or even notice how quiet it is. You aren't even thinking about the pedaling you're doing. When the wind is blowing against you its hard. You put in much more work for less distance which can make the experience miserable. The wind is so loud and distracting that's all you can think about.

[@Quroe_]

I'm going to try remembering this metaphor.

[@chrismann2848]

I like mountain biking where you’ll spend time biking up hill potentially into the wind. Until you reach a point where you come down and the help of your earlier hard work you go down hill for a while and the wind doesn’t even matter.... until you have to go back up again hopefully you can carry some momentum into the next clime to make it just a little easier. Second thought The lighter the bike the easier it is which can almost navigate the wind. The only thing stopping you from a lighter bike is $$$.

[@afz902k]

Biking metaphor, are you Dutch or something?

[@AverageAlien]

the wind doing what now

[@morezco]

NakedTanPanda everything has a positive and a negative. I always preferred the wind against me because it feels so refreshing and that I am going faster. Then again, wind where I live was never so strong that I ever felt a difference in the work I needed to put into biking.

[@ggk9828]

Dude. I'm going through A VERY hard time at the moment. I'm right now sitting at my work desk during lunch, not sure if I'll come back to it next week. Mentally exhausted from anxiety. And in the midst of it all, your video gave me not just peace and comfort but encouragement and good cheer. Thank you from the depths of the black hole that is my heart. P. S I met my wife by chance on Facebook. We got married in the middle of the pandemic in an alley.

[@muchacamara]

Have a nice day. You are lucky. Most of the time I troll people. Hope you feel better later.

[@AlexGuzmanGTR]

We're all together in it man! Keep up the hard work and good luck to you!

[@Kyle-McGough]

Keep at it brother. If you keep trying you'll surely have some good luck eventually. I wish you, and anybody else who might be struggling right now, nothing but the best.

[@johnsonbvadakkethala9032]

congrats on the wedding chetta

[@thewolfgamer]

okay im sorry but the fact that you met your wife and married her in an ally is kinda cute and funny

[@AndreiJikh]

This is everything I've ever believed but wasn't able to quantify. Now I can explain it. Such a great video, thank you!

[@samuelchua9557]

Hello! I love your videos thank you for being on KZbin, you really saved my life

[@adaneitor]

Hi I luv ur channel

[@younishmani5560]

I would agree I actually spent a long time to explain how to utilize paradoxical beliefs in a book I was writing titled the conscious delusion but I sort of had to give up mid way due to personal issues. edit love it when youtube deletes half my comment and scrambles words around but i fixed it

[@deedee7780]

Just found your channel from this comment.

[@jakethesnakelover]

Ayyyy it’s Andreiiii

[@sebaschan-uwu]

Your last bit of advice is spot on. Never rely on luck, but it's ok to take chances every now and then. And when you are struck with bad luck, well most of the time it's because you did something that led to a risky situation you should have never been in. And when you succeed, you should understand what was caused directly by your hard work and what was good fortune.

[@luismartins9408]

This video will one day help me teach my son/daughter the importance of gratitude, humbling and generosity. Thank you for that!

[@nuruzzamankhan1610]

Bro just donated 10 euro and got less then 50 likes after 1 month ☠️

[@simonefe8474]

​@@nuruzzamankhan1610I think his goal was to show gratitude not get likes 😅

[@aloysiuspendergast7221]

@@nuruzzamankhan1610 your comment is ironic given the content of this video

[@clinteastwood3064]

@@nuruzzamankhan1610 unlucky I guess. And the author also has seen this dono, but wanted to point out the importance of luck and didn't like.

[@MarcAdamsDev]

Your shout out to VSauce and how you met your wife really hit me in the feels.

[@chrismcardle7296]

same

[@hello_lemon]

same

[@mauriciobezerra1519]

same

[@d.roq619]

sameeee

[@independancedayisawesome4689]

same

[@jkdxtrm1]

That "How I met your mother" reference was amazing.

[@keslio]

Yes

[@salsabilahmedshrestho960]

I laughed so hard! :'D

[@patrickcardon1643]

Great reference, now it needs a bit more scientific exploration :D

[@denvernaidoo]

I enjoyed the whole video, but that scene made me look up and smile :)

[@braggs143]

Where is it?

[@Dave-um7mw]

I guess this is why persistence is so important. The more times you try, the more chances you have at getting high enough luck.

[@jibriel4200]

This is a very good comment. Some people might be feeling down after this, feeling as if they may not have had the same chances as others (me included) , but the fact is we can create our own luck. No matter how unfair life has been, as long as you keep working hard and keep knocking on those doors, there will come a time where one of those doors will open. It may take days, weeks, months or years, but you would rather work hard and try to get an opportunity than to sit at home and be upset about the unfairness of life.

[@shantiescovedo4361]

Great comment.

[@jessikapiche6097]

I kind of disagree. Sometimes, no matter how many times you try, or how hard you work, you will fail. This is a fact of life and the sooner people learn that, the sooner they will stop believing in those pop psychology nonesense. In the past years, According to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, about 20% of U.S. small businesses fail within the first year. By the end of their fifth year, roughly 50% have faltered. After 10 years, only around a third of businesses have survived. Surprisingly, business failure rates are fairly consistent and are not directly connected with covid 19 but rather is a fairly normal failure rates... So unless you get a little help from pure luck, whanever you try your hardess, you have a fair chance to lose your business, your health and your mind trying... Does that mean you should stop trying? No, but if you keep doing the same thing over and over, 'persistance' being your only strategy, it is not gonna work. You may need to change your approach, or consider 'failing for good', and move to something else... Adaptability is more useful than stubborness. And sometimes, accepting your failure is a big part of your future success.

[@jibriel4200]

@@jessikapiche6097 You need a large amount of luck and social connections, I agree. When I said that you should stay working hard and persist, you explained pretty much what I meant . Persistance doesn't necessarily mean being stubborn and executing the same method repeatedly, but rather the persistence in the ability to adapt and overcome. To look at your mistakes from an analytical viewpoint so that you could do the same task with higher efficiency. You adapt, persist, analyse mistakes and overcome.

[@Dave-um7mw]

Persistence isn't constantly walking into a wall until you get through, it's continuing to try to find a way around, over, or sometimes threw it, instead of giving up. So what you call adaptability I consider to be part of persistence.

[@syzygy4365]

I needed this reality check today. Summer days are short for me. I tend to get a late start meaning I feel less in control of my day, which leads to feeling less likely to achieve success. However, knowing the outcome inspires me to set my appointments early. Thus, starting a revitalized good routine habit. Just watching this makes my probability of success boosted because I care and extra because I know probability is in the design of my actions. ❤

[@smartereveryday]

You're a good Dad Derek. I'm really enjoying your recent videos.

[@Jaami]

Love your work!

[@OverTheVoids]

So Destin, how exactly did luck play into you meeting your kids' mother?

[@mrsanti800]

Both of you guys are awesome!

[@SimonLAylett1]

I like that you can be complimentary about Derek, Destin, even after he said Turbulent Flow > Laminar Flow... :D

[@cptCrax]

Well this is just heart-warming.

[@bjarnivalur6330]

I remember last semester, we took a class on starting a business/company and there were a bunch of successful entrepreneur doing lectures, pretty much all of them agreed that "We have no idea why we were successful but others weren't" and that studying how businesses succeed to make a _'What to do'_ list is less helpful than studying UNsuccessful businesses to make a _'What _*_not_*_ to do'_ list because winners always have some sort of survivors bias.

[@Leosql]

"You should do what you can to increase the luck of others" is a phrase that always get me.

[@Thinks-First]

Sure...and "workers of the world unite!" Don't buy into this Leftist drivel. What he's doing here is trying to take the credit from successful people and give it to those who didn't work nor contribute to it. This is the basis of socialism/Marxism. It's nonsense. There is nothing scientific here. This is a POLITICAL video.

[@damilareidowu6363]

Same here

[@TheJghan]

But we have to buy his Snatoms kits before he will increase the luck of others. Capitalism at its finest?

[@obsmagician]

@@TheJghan LOL, exactly. If you buy a lot of SnatomsX and you make this man a billionnaire, maybe this man will reach his self Transcendence and become the most selfless man on earth. He would give back to the society. It is not me who tell that, it's the Maslow's hierarchy of needs and evolution rules. 🤣🤣🤣

[@bbens999]

Agreed. Thanks for thinking like this!

[@piyushganar3301]

This is a very kind video. I feel like finally there is an explanation for why I am not getting success even after putting all the hard work. And this video provides an empirical evidence that there is something called as luck. Thanks a lot for making it. I also like the argument that it is better for people to live in the delusion that their success is directly proportional to their hard work and so they should keep working hard. And in moments of despair, they should remind themselves that they failed because luck wasn't on their side

[@RajnendraSingh]

Your failure is as meaningless as other's success. Don't carry the burden.

[@RomanQrr]

Surprisingly enough when people that live single are asked what percentage of mess they are responsible for the answers are always 140%. Edit: Never had a comment that blew up like this. Thank you for liking my dumb joke.

[@TBM7777]

Makes sense to me

[@harshvardhanwagare5663]

Luck factor matters less than HARD WORK

[@Make_it_Make_Cents]

Akhil Ajith it’s more so, one person may say 60% is mine whilst the other says 80% is mine. Combined that’s 140%.

[@rajesshpraneeth8319]

​@@akhilajith5374 Since they are not allowed to discuss the amount of work they do they say more than they are supposed to. I say I do 70% of the work and my partner says she does 70% of the work. Hence 70 plus 70 becomes 140.

[@abdu_jilani]

@@harshvardhanwagare5663 not when u make u own luck haha

[@gutswithdrip879]

Celebrity motivational videos be like: I was sitting on the porch one day, depressed, had nothing to do, I was weak. I was all alone. My dad walked over to me and sat beside me. My dad told me something that would forever change my life and set me u For success, He told me “son, my multi-billion dollar company is yours now”

[@ieatlunchanddinnerforbreak7456]

Wow, that's very inspirational... Thank you, I'm much more motivated now

[@rafliavriza3651]

Very emotional indeed

[@erikhp35c95]

2 years later you went bankrupt or he did indead coach you?

[@talk2minie]

😂🤣

[@frankcastle1862]

Really motivated 😭😭😭😭 wish more people were like his dad👍👍👍👍

[@randomdude7096]

In most cases, the steps to success are: 1) Born healthy and not with a devastating mental or physical disability (Luck) 2) Born with some talent (intelligence, athletic, art etc.) (Luck) 3) Raised by parents that help you grow your talent and/or instill the right values (hard work, independence, risk taking etc) (Luck) 4) Be in a country that provides the opportunities to develop your talents (Luck) 5) Work hard to develop your talents ( Will & Pain) 6) Be at the right place the right time (Luck) 7) Take advantage of the opportunity (Luck & Skill) 8) Persevere through failure until you succeed (Will & Pain) 9) Success (Pleasure) My verdict is: 50% Luck, 10% Skill, 15% concentrated power of will, 5% pleasure, 20% Pain and a 100% reason to remember the name.

[@mexman666]

You nailed it.

[@andrewsuplicki1236]

Although getting baited at the end, I feel like the logic 1 - 9 is still valid 😅

[@BehannaKC]

This is the best comment I've ever read.

[@lonewolf2150]

Not gonna lie you got us in first half

[@speedymaths4844]

If you qualify everything listed above, then you become successful but even if you are not lucky and still become successful, then you become a legend. It's not about the resources available to you or opportunities, it's about whether you are willing to do it. If you have any mental or physical problems, then you have to overcome them. If something is not right you have to change that. Luck is the mentality of average people, hardwork is the mentality of legends. Any famous personality has had to overcome some or the other barrier in their life so I have to say that this video is completely wrong.

[@diegofernandomunozzuleta7734]

Your videos are one of my favorites series of all!! I learn so much not just about the actual topics in discussion, that are already súper interesting, but about english too. My first language is spanish and I'm trying to learn English to been able to learn more things and through your videos I have been making it a lot. Thank you.

[@alux]

Moral of the story: if you got lucky, don't let it go to waste!

[@S3r53]

I do watch your videos Alux. I am a Aluxer

[@powerofknowledge7771]

@sneaky stepdad Just a suggestion: Perhaps it would be a good idea to check in on your mental urge to childishly call people names and your lack of ability to learn new things. I'm going to take a guess and say it's a lame attempt at making yourself feel better... I'm sorry you have such a low opinion about yourself that you have to come on here and do that. Maybe if you educated yourself, you'd live a much more fulfilling life and wouldn't feel the need to troll the comments. Hope you get to feeling better. I know life is hard for many right now, especially with the current lack of good leadership. Take care.

[@SuperBhavanishankar]

I subscribed you again

[@jek__]

If you let it go to waste, you weren't lucky enough to succeed in the first place. The strongest people are rarely the ones who get recognition for it, it would be a huge coincidence for someone to be both the strongest at something and effectively personable enough to share it en masse

[@Bittertokken]

Angela Reuss the fact that they missed that part says a lot.

[@WarrenGarabrandt]

I've been trying to explain this for years to people, and NOW I have a good video I can point everyone to that gives a MUCH better summary than I have been able to. By the way, I love the CGP Grey shirt.

[@Supertoddy96]

I've been trying to do the same but people don't comprehend well enough anymore

[@Zoltan1251]

EXACTLY!!!!.... im watching Graham Stephan and he is the perfect example... he always talks that you will get lucky if you work hard enough and i comment "what if you dont get lucky" and get tons of hate... classic survivorship bias repeating "millionaires went bankrupt more times than you tried", but what about people who went bankrupt and were not able to come back from that?..... how many of them are out there?

[@nte2336]

@@Zoltan1251 I knew someone who was a multimillionaire but few years back George Soros kinda fked up our country's financial system. He went bankrupt for like a decade then become multimillionaire again. What made the wealth is the man

[@Zoltan1251]

@@nte2336 well, you are saying that the man who had connections was able to use his connections to earn money.... its still luck.... its like Trump, he isnt great business man, he went bankrupt so many times, he is an idiot with connections... again, he was born lucky into well connected family

[@randyekrer431]

"increase the luck of others" that is the best phrase I have ever heard

[@TheStrandedSavant]

It's hard to increase the luck of others that arent willing to work to better their lives. Yo ur effort will be wasted

[@AravindHan008]

@@TheStrandedSavant they are tired of their bad luck and circumstance , no man is lazy by birth. help people as much as possible don't expect any return

[@randyekrer431]

@@AravindHan008 exactly.

[@ZorbaTheDutch]

Luck is zero-sum. We cannot increase everyone's luck. But we can increase opportunities. And we can help people deal better with good and bad luck.

[@randyekrer431]

@@ZorbaTheDutch No. It's not. Going from where most of the world is in poverty to where we are now, to the future where no one would die of poverty or of diseases. You are lucky today by all means. Don't be an entitled ....

[@Harsh8163]

Am from india a 18 year old boy I born in poor family .. studied in school where most of my freind comes from that socio economic class ... All my friends from last 10 years slowly get eliminated from good education they are not comfortable with English some of them already left education some of them only studying so as to get degree ..but me and my certain freind getting good education..i get a kind person when am in grade 6 where i studied for free ...in grade 8 another person came in my life who also helped me and i stuided for free slowly my friends are getting out of race and am still in the race all because of luck thanks to god.... I also appreciate you on making videos on these kind of topics ....

[@vigneshwarallichetty]

got into a good iit jee coaching right ?

[@JeffreyIIT-JEE]

@@vigneshwarallichetty THATS THE RAT RACE TBH

[@MrPhilsterable]

Oh hey, a CGP Grey shirt. That's cool.

[@JHD42]

Indeed. Good on you, Dirk form Veristablium.

[@mariuscheek]

Yep, love the Grey shirt!!!

[@EricMBlog]

@@JHD42 HA! That was the first thing I though when I started this video.

[@aliensinnoh1]

@@JHD42 The Duke from the Vatican

[@Ryzanify44]

Ethan Stewart it says cgp grey

[@BushwickSounds]

"It seems a cruel trick of our psychology that successful people without any malice will credit their success largely to their own hard work and ingenuity, and therefore contribute less to maintaining the very circumstances that made that success possible in the first place." - wow this was damn well said!

[@Sam-fp8zm]

it makes no sense

[@ruwanpremashantha428]

yes I agree

[@ashleyferdinand9996]

@@Sam-fp8zm It basically is saying that people who believe that the only reason they are successful is because of themselves that they aren't as inclined to contribute back into the society and systems which helped them achieve it in the first place.

[@Sam-fp8zm]

@@ashleyferdinand9996 yeh thanks I get it now. after reading your comment.

[@ashleyferdinand9996]

@@Sam-fp8zm glad i could help 😃

[@prateekgupta2408]

10:05 is the most wholesome moment ever ❤️

[@ultimatedeatrix9149]

As a little kid, I have believed I was in control of my little world and in much of the ways I was. Until I had to go live in the real world, I realized I had no grip of anything at all, I just had to give it my best without expecting something grand my way. Humbling experience. 7.5/10

[@CoralCopperHead]

You thought you had control as a kid? Being funneled from room to room in a glorified prison and having everyone older than you automatically assume you didn't know a single thing is not what I called control.

[@DeadEndFrog]

"Avoid employing unlucky people by throwing away 50% of the job applications without even reading them."

[@SurgStriker]

doesn't that already happen? They use certain keywords in their search program that reviews applications and automatically throws out any missing certain ones without the HR person ever seeing it. If your resume didn't have the right words, you are s*** outta luck lol.

[@shreknskrubgaming7248]

@@SurgStriker I can't speak on what you're saying, but I think this person is referring to something else and perhaps making a bit of a joke. By throwing away 50% of job applications without reading them, you get rid of unlucky people because they were unlucky enough to be one of the random applicants that they tossed aside, if that makes any sense. Basically, if you only want to hire lucky people, then doing this method will help to ensure that you do, as lucky people won't be the ones that have their applications thrown out. This process doesn't involve reading a single word of the actual applications, so it's different from what you're talking about. I hope that makes sense.

[@SurgStriker]

@@shreknskrubgaming7248 i understood his comment, and i was just pointing out "we joke about it...but it actually happens IRL already". There is a large amount of luck involved in ever getting your resume read by a person because most major companies HR uses bots to screen applications and throws the majority away before a human knows they exist (granted, it's not because they are 'getting rid of unlucky applicants', it's just saving themselves work, but the end result is the same). It's just one of those things-sometimes comedians come up with jokes that are funny-until you realize that's how things actually are. Then it's just depressing

[@peryutubanduniawi]

@@shreknskrubgaming7248 what if the one that get unlucky was the HR

[@ReeferSmoker]

@@SurgStriker If you make your resume slightly different each time so it matches general keywords that the job title entails. Why hire a plumber for a computer technician basically

[@dashalte8604]

Ah a CPG grey shirt. A true man of culture :)

[@vincentngo9186]

@Jen farmer uh, what

[@mosti72]

More like CGP Grey

[@TalostheCat]

@Jen farmer Please prove this.

[@namanchauhan245]

What is cgp?

[@Vanta1111]

CGP and Vertasium are good friends

[@sreerajr7938]

This is what a real influencer looks like, he says sensible things and makes us think in another dimension.

[@amanueldaniel8885]

The role of luck and opportunity is even more than u explained in this this video. What a great video !! Thank you for putting it all together and presenting it in a nice way.

[@frank95xxx]

Man, this video changed my worldview entirely. I thought that success was 80% skills and 20% luck, but I never actually thought to run the simulation like you did in the video. And yet, to think that if only 5% of luck contributes to success you absolutely need it in order to reach the top position, is mind-blowing to me. Thank you very much for sharing this video with everyone

[@rodolfocalderon8240]

Depends what you consider success. For example I work in the Architecture field. I can work hard and get my license and make over six figures. I think I can achieve the majority of that without much luck really and some would consider that success. Where I would say luck really factors in, at least in the architecture field, is meeting that one client that will let you design whatever you want, and furthermore having those buildings picked up by publications. These would be what people consider the "Starchitects" and these are the people I would say are the ones that luck really helped out and made it to the end of the race like in the video. There are tons of talented people out there, they just haven't met up with luck. Cheers.

[@frank95xxx]

@@rodolfocalderon8240 I agree with you. If you read my comment again, I say that in order to reach the top position you absolutely need luck. I mean this when I say "success". Of course if you are skilled people will notice it and your work will be appreciated due to its quality; I never had doubts about it.

[@zoetropo1]

@@rodolfocalderon8240 What if you were born in a favela in the upper Amazon?

[@jkca1473]

@@rodolfocalderon8240 we can’t all design the new addition to the Guggenheim

[@rodolfocalderon8240]

@@zoetropo1 That's a great question. What about if I was born in the Middle Ages? Not sarcasm. Societal pressures would not allow for the upward mobility. Perhaps however, as a hard worker you could make the best of the situation and live a rather comfortable life, considering the situation. I'm sure there were many people that lived comfortably, but those people are not romanticized in movies. Same for being born in a favela, but I think Brazil has better opportunities for hard workers. My family is from El Salvador and they were all born dirt poor, literally. They have all manged to become successful to fair degree, as hard workers would, not someone with exceptional luck. Surprisingly, the only uncle that remains in El Salvador is probably the most successful of all and lives in one of the best neighborhoods there. So to answer your question, there's always chance for a hard worker, maybe smaller or larger depending on the context.

[@alex0589]

It’s like they say: luck has to find you working ...in that girl’s DMs. “Yes youre right, current isnt measured in volts, it’s measured in amp you free this saturday? Watt’s ur name. Volt you go to the movies with me?” -Derek, probly

[@chuckwilliams6261]

Ohm just gonna give this comment a thumbs up.

[@mountainc1027]

Gauss you meant a right hand grip rule.

[@petrichors]

Alex, 😂 you are amazing !!

[@upendraverma5435]

*Then he went to the jewellery shop and when he saw the **_rate of joules_** , he was like- **_"Watt !?"_*

[@paradisepussy9545]

🤕 BMC Medical Co, LTD (BMC) was founded in 2001 and is the leading Chinese developer of home respiratory care devices. BMC’s product portfolio includes: CPAP Masks, CPAP/BiPAP Machines and Sleep Diagnostic devices. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXmZYYdnlJmlf68

[@jingle1161]

I always had my doubts with successful people claiming "work hard and you can achieve anything". You never hear those equally talented, who work just as hard and fail. Glad we have science in a world with humans.

[@TT35109]

Change your definition of success and you’ll never fail a day in your life. 👍

[@LennArtKanal]

True. My university teacher in psychology said the exact same. I think its called "Survivorship Bias".

[@Persun_McPersonson]

@@TT35109 Not helpful lol

[@dieptrieu6564]

@@LennArtKanal Yep, he said that bias in this exact video, too

[@Ithuttan]

Depends on what your goals are. Some people have more edge at somethings and little edge at other things. To some people, like born into money or something like that have a wide window of opportunities than an average income peer.

[@manishpingale6558]

When I watched this video 3 years ago, I was offended by it. How could success depend on luck so much and all , now 3 years later, after having experienced everything in the video , it has made me more mature and humble. This video is pure masterpiece!

[@CoralCopperHead]

Success is an illusion, we'll all be dust eventually.

[@futsalenjoyer]

I am a Burundian boy, been following this channel for two years, and I can't help but feel happy when my country is mentioned in the video(even tho the context is kinda harsh)

[@MrRunningGag]

It’s a beautiful place though!

[@ann0d0m1n1]

I love the name for the place

[@danielclarke7975]

Do you still live there? And could you tell me a first hand experience? Like you can read about a place, but there is something extra from a story about the local markets or something like that

[@timothybell5698]

For whatever reason, this post ended up being the impetus for me becoming a monthly donor of the World Food Programme. I almost copped out but I had this moment of clarity like: There are people in the world who are literally starving to death. That's unacceptable.

[@malvoliosf]

The *name* of Burundi sounds exotic in English (especially compared to the names like Kenya and Chad) and the country is unfamiliar to most Americans, so it is used to mean “a small country far away that you know nothing about”.

[@Johnny_Ultimate]

I am a skilled person. I have been a "pool guy" for 17 years and I have always worked for companies where I have earned a moderate amount of money, attained certain levels of work freedom and have felt a certain level of "success". Last year I left one company for another because I felt that the grass would be greener on the other side. I spent a year at this new job and hated every second of it, even though the pay was considerably higher. I just wasn't happy. So....In November of 2019 I hatched a plan to go out on my own. Then February came and Covid became a thing and before I knew it, it was March and I was broke and scared and out of options(I had quit my job at this point and on some level I was running on auto pilot.)I spent the last $300 dollars I had to my name on some basic startup equipment and I bought a printer and a stack of paper and literally went door to door with my flyer. Old school. I got a few jobs and things started to grow. Before I knew it I was swamped. People stayed home and and prioritized their pools and hot tubs over things like travel and vacations. 5 months in and I'm a major success in my area. I'm well known and respected and the work just flows and flows and flows. I went from 300 bucks to a major operation in less than 6 months. What is that? Is it luck? Do i say that a global pandemic was a "lucky" thing for me? I had all the skill required, I had a plan but would I have been a successful if it wasn't for the pandemic? Feels weird counting that as luck but I suppose if I'm being honest I have to say that my success is in some part due to the catastrophic events of the last 6 months or so. I have a feeling that sometimes you just can't see it coming.

[@thomaswhite3059]

Yes that's luck.

[@RockBandRS]

The "luck" in this scenario would be that the pandemic happened and that you live in an area where there are a lot of people who require what you offer.

[@TechExploresNYC]

I think it's definitely a chance event (a more neutral way to say luck) but your dedication is what enabled you to capture the chance, had you not done that you would be sitting at home waiting for the next government check. Congrats.

[@cagedgandalf3472]

It's both luck and hard work. There "might" be a "pool guy" too in your area but maybe he didn't get the same idea as you did or he was one dollar short of a printer or many more variables. If there was no one who owned a pool in the area you'd have a hard time now. If I was a pool guy in my country I can only get income by working in hotels and because of the pandemic I'd be literally broke by now. The number of households not only in my area but in my City that owns a pool, are a handful and spread out over a large area in my area I'd probably only get two. I don't mean to instill hate or anything I just want to say the luck involved but again, you wouldn't get anywhere if you were just sitting down doing nothing.

[@foxboy64]

i think this is a good analogy. luck is often always to the detriment of other people. people that work just as hard, in fact people who work HARDER than you, might not be selected based on luck. so in that sense any lucky break, is always to the detriment of other people as a rule. now lets keep in mind that a part of it as well is knowing how to game the system. people who know how to lie and cheat and manipulate circumstances are often "luckier" cause they limit the amount of unlucky scenarios that are possible for them. you just manipulated a circumstance. welcome to the club all successful businessmen are a part of.

[@Firecat8]

One of my favorite quotes - "Luck is where preparation meets opportunity."

[@frost1183]

Except many unprepared people become wildly successful without working hard at all. So

[@kalyani1379]

@@frost1183 could be true in some special cases but preparation/hardwork is still required to maintain that success

[@Nickel287]

Said by Tom Platz

[@5k-fcr121]

Or where you are born in a rich household in a rich country

[@QUINSYlarynx]

I agree with the statement, however, it comes with a caveat. The finesse of the prep is influenced by environment. Environment could also decide whether or not you get the opportunity that matches your prep.

[@tuckermarsing2209]

Best video yet, and that is REALLY saying something. Including how luck both success and luck helped you meet your wife was incredible!

[@quicksilver-pk3nc]

I do 2% of the housework and my wife does 97% but somehow 100% of it gets done. I should appreciate living in such a clean house.

[@7ocloudyyzx459]

🤔🤔 do 99% get 1% for free

[@Randomotaku58]

@@7ocloudyyzx459 he Said clean house maybe therefore 1% is already.....👍

[@tarkalak]

Bah, the wife only plays browser games. All the housework is done by house elves. Although seriously I think I do about 1/3 of the house work, and I do end up cooking most of the time while she does the dishes and laundry. Cleaning is usually both of us at the same time.

[@dcamron46]

she does 99% and you do 1%, that's what I'm hearing from this video...

[@peterachilles9346]

Thats because the other 1% gets swept under the rug

[@Robbythegod]

"You want stories that make sense, and this might not make sense to you. We build narratives of genius and exceptionality among the people who have power, and they are often exceptional, but no more exceptional than hundreds of thousands of others. In your system, power concentrates naturally. And so the thing that is most exceptional about a powerful person is almost always their power." - Hank Green

[@dickhamilton3517]

excellent

[@franciscofernandez8183]

from where was this quote taken ??

[@vlogbrothers]

That weird feeling when you go into the comments and see your brother quoted. -John

[@Robbythegod]

@@franciscofernandez8183 it's from his second book "A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor" (available wherever they sell books)

[@arttutaipale4150]

This video should be watched by everyone periodically as a reminder that no success is by hard work alone, you also need luck.

[@philippenight2421]

Wisdom and prudence and many other things are probably more important than luck. Fools often squander their good luck even if they are hard working

[@VenturaHighwayman]

@@philippenight2421wisdom comes as a factor of inspiration. You cannot derive wisdom from a vacuum, it must be learned in an environment. How skewed that environment is towards the outcome of wisdom, is your factor of luck. True wisdom is recognizing the facets of life that are beyond your control but are part of your influence.

[@randhyLeksu7288]

but then get youtube recommendation about ' your perception about luck is wrong'

[@falcon7960]

In his experiment, if you were given a skill score of 99, your chances of being in the top 11 were 0%. I repeat, the top applicants *all* had skill scores of 100. So yes, luck plays a role when everyone, including you, is perfect everywhere else. But that isn't really actually saying anything profound.

[@arttutaipale4150]

@@falcon7960where are the details to his experiment available? That would be interesting to see.

[@DevilishKira]

When I decided to watch your video I had no Idea I'd end up in tears. This was really beautiful thank you.

[@jonathonsanders1844]

"Luck opens the door, and hard work keeps you in the seat." Almost every breakthrough I have had came as a result of the right meeting at the right time with the right person. All variables outside my direct influence and control. My ability to continue that lucky encounter and bear fruit under those conditions comes as a result of daily work and determination. By luck I met my wife, and through work and dedication we are still married going on 17 years. 👍 Also, love the subtle CGP Grey call out by wearing his merchandise! Especially as you discuss your luck because of V Sauce's shout out. 😍 Paying it forward!

[@b.m2133]

No. Hard Work makes you see luck. So work Hard to get a very important contact so that you can relax and make money easily.

[@asmrfoodieuk7965]

@@b.m2133 Luck either comes or it doesnt. If your struggling in life your sure gonna know when it comes knocking....none of this bs that only hard workers know when luck comes knocking 🙄🙄

[@john-paulhunt2503]

Grins saying no-win.

[@detroitbecomedefective2762]

"most people think they did most of the work" Me who knows I do nothing and probably inconvenience everyone around me: I have no such weakness

[@joshuasukup2488]

Does that make you strive to improve?

[@DonVigaDeFierro]

I also suffer from good ol' imposter syndrome... Except it's not imposter syndrome. I am actually not capable of doing anything...

[@matthewshunk7549]

Well stop. Don't be weak. Choose to leave that in the past accept the struggle of being strong. That's all you have to do accept the burden of being strong and you will slowly become stronger everyday!

[@rudrasingh6354]

Imposter syndrome buddies! I always undermine myself

[@chokeonthis2932]

@@DonVigaDeFierro No...........No................dont say that, you were capable of making me laugh lol

[@RaiRaiRai999]

In my experience, the individual who's successful is largely determined by luck, but hard work determines the pool the lucky are chosen from.

[@pravinrao3669]

I always say hard work and talents are what you need to buy the lottery ticket for extreme success. Luck is needed to win the lottery. If you don't have talent or work hard you would never buy the lottery ticket but if you do it then you get the chance to play the lottery. but winning the lottery is dependent on luck. This also applies to scientific innovation. An errant idea or thought which turned out to be right. Intelligence and knowledge itself are requirements for generating the idea but generating that idea is based on luck. This is more true now then in the past since most low hanging fruits have been picked.

[@honkhonk8009]

No. Luck is always gonna be there and you have no actual control. But you can run unluckyness mitigation so you dont get fucked over.

[@JasonJonesoriginal]

Hmm but wouldnt the people need luck to even have a chance to get into that pool in the first place?

[@CraftyF0X]

Idealized. Many ppl live long, comfortable, easy and enjoyable life without any kind of hard work ever. The sad truth is that it seems there is little to no correlation between how hard you work and what you get out of it. Not to mention that having a certain work ethic, resilience and willpower is already a type of luck.

[@RaiRaiRai999]

@@JasonJonesoriginal The pool is OF hard workers.

[@dawsondanny990]

Success depends on the actions or steps you take to achieve it. Building wealth involves developing good habits like regularly putting money away in intervals for solid investments. Financial management is a crucial topic that most tend to shy away from, and ends up haunting them in the near future.., I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life!!

[@rannyorton]

Starting early is simply the best way of getting ahead to build wealth , investing remains a priority . I learnt from my last year's experience , I am able to build a suitable life beause I invested early ahead this time .

[@belljoe]

The rich Invest in alternative income streams that are independent of the government should be the top priority for everyone right now. especially given the global economic crisis we are currently experiencing. Stocks, gold, silver, and virtual currencies are still attractive investments at the moment...

[@smithlenn]

I thought about investing in the real estate market, I heard that people make millions , but I lack good knowledge and a strategy to outperform the market and generate good yields. I have $460,000 but it's hard to bite the bullet and do it. Money is hard to come by

[@latanyaconlontl5849]

The best course of action if you lack market knowledge is to ask a consultant or investing coach for guidance or assistance. Speaking with a consultant helped me stay afloat in the market and grow my port-folio to about 65% since January, even though I know it sounds obvious or generic. I believe that is the most effective way to enter the business at the moment.

[@smithlenn]

Fantastic! Can you share more details?

[@duffman7674]

Derek admitting that his success is through luck immediately after telling the viewer that someone saying this makes them more likeable...

[@ChitChat]

My like has increased.

[@globaldigitaldirectsubsidi4493]

v"Don´t try to be a man of success, try to be a man of value." - Albert Einstein

[@btCharlie_]

the most underappreciated call-to-action

[@potato-sweet]

and I like him more for it! 😂

[@videogyar2]

And even though he telled the trick before it still worked.

[@SethTheVictor]

One said a wise man: "I have seen highly skilled and intelligent men serving the highly lucky ones."

[@MulinaTheAngelWolf]

Ooh. this

[@mukundathakur5097]

Who said this

[@SethTheVictor]

-by Umar bin Khattab (not sure, please someone help us know)

[@jesussavessinners9980]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/inS2hn5_nc-YrNE

[@notchs0son]

Welders

[@icontrolthespice]

The story of how he met is wife is amazing to me

[@Aristocratic13]

WTF your thumbnail lol

[@TanzanianRoots]

No girl I sent a sleazy youtube comment to ever married me :(

[@lm-oi1ke]

@@TanzanianRoots meh, you gotta speak the language of electricity

[@Ciprian-Amarandei]

Why, because everyone can so the same on Facebook? Stock the person who commented on your post? :))

[@DondiWhiteRIP]

Lol she would be chasing someone else if not for the subscribers count and monetisation

[@payvandpajoohi123]

I watched this 4 years ago, and think it was such a good refresher as the ideas here keep you grounded to reality. Thank you and thank you to the KZbin algorithm as it finally worked in my favor!

[@sy5tem3rrer]

So I need to be an optimist while secretly being a pessimist but also a closet realist.

[@blurgle9185]

I think I need press a screwdriver through my head at this point if to achieve that "happy-go-lucky" attitude.

[@lordsiomai]

you summed it up perfectly

[@LAFooFrmLA]

Pretty much sums it up

[@0726-o9b]

well i cant think of a better way to sum it up

[@manas1260]

and I thought being like this is bad 😐

[@globaldigitaldirectsubsidi4493]

"Don´t try to be a man of success, try to be a man of value." - Albert Einstein

[@funnyvideos-funnyoutloud2618]

and stay in shadows, proud, bright, but unknown.

[@ahnaftahmid9115]

Ascolano Irl no one cares what you think. Most people care about what Einstein thinks.

[@ahnaftahmid9115]

Ascolano Irl sure, but since Einstein has more credibility. I would take his advice, over yours. All the time.

[@ahnaftahmid9115]

Ascolano Irl Einstein is one of the most successful Physicists to ever exists, he is know throughout the world. Why wouldn’t I consider his advice. I’m not saying I will blindly follow him, but he will always get the consideration over someone without any sort of credibility.

[@CoralCopperHead]

So, don't be a human.

[@samgamgee7384]

“If wealth was the inevitable result of hard work and enterprise, every woman in Africa would be a millionaire.” ― George Monbiot

[@Vennillion]

Sorry but I think that is a stupid quote because the women in Africa aren’t working hard to get wealthy, they’re working hard to live. So while its true that wealth isn’t the inevitable result of hard work and enterprise the second part doesn’t prove it’s not.

[@krejziks3398]

@@Vennillion It's not stupid quote, you just didn't get it.

[@sandersrk]

@@Vennillion He didn't say they worked hard to get rich, he said they worked hard so they should be rich. Reading comprehension

[@keis_Leis]

True that. If hardwork Really was the only ingredient to success even a donkey would have been the king of Animals

[@rgamer7252]

@@Vennillion It's OK man, you were too quick to comment on this, that you forgot to understand when he really meant. Read twice before replying.

[@chrisclack5907]

You do amazing work with your channel and I think this is the best one yet. Thank you much for your work!

[@RichardServello]

Reminds me of when people were surveyed, “Do you think people are trustworthy?” The majority of respondents said, “no”. The next question was, “are you trustworthy”. The majority of the respondents said, “yes”. That’s a paradox for sure.

[@RandomPerson-cc9mn]

Personally I think over 50% of people are trustworthy. But if asked if people are trustworthy I'd say no. If I was instead asked if most people are trustworthy, I'd say yes. The thing is, imagine that in a group of people 60% of people tell the truth, and 40% of people lie, if you ask a random person a question there's obviously a 40% chance you'd be lied to. I would not consider someone who lies 40% of the time to be trustworthy. So even if over half the individuals in this theoretical group are trustworthy, the group is not. If I had to guess though that simple change in wording would receive mostly the same result though. I don't think other people think about it the same way.

[@ThorOdinson1269]

@@RandomPerson-cc9mn I'd consider people trustworthy if at least 85% of the people whold be trustworthy. So no, I also don't think people are trustworthy. It's a tricky question to ask yourself if you are trustworthy. How exactly do you measure that? If I deem the other person trustworthy I will be trustworthy to them. If they're not, I don't want to be near them.

[@MSMediaRotterdam]

And believe from my own experience: it's true...

[@SenhorAlien]

@That guy indeed.

[@deedeeen]

This has escalated to a conversation about fuzzy logic.

[@rajanrao]

random guy: *born in december* hockey: we don't do that here

[@gouasmiamouad7983]

😆😆😆

[@Cod4Wii]

LOL

[@korakys]

I did immediately pause the video and look up Wayne Gretzky by the way. 26th of January.

[@R1987R]

I was born on december 31st.. So i am extremely unlucky and therefore claim all my succes to my hard work and skills!

[@Annemoontje]

I did gymnastics when I was young and we had two people in our group. Me (born in november) and the other girl (born January 1th - yes really). We were 8-12 years old, and I almost always lost because she would be just a little bigger and stronger than me, her being basically a year older. She was more sloppy, but her strength generally made up for it. It made this bias super obvious.

[@housellama]

Great to hear you mention survivor bias in terms of being successful. That's a huge problem with successful entrepreneurs. They don't realize that no matter how hard you work if you don't get lucky, you won't succeed.

[@holomurphy22]

Luck is growing with work and also putting yourself in places and circumstances that makes it grow I think its good to insist on it also But you're not wrong

[@kallostomika]

Excellent video, loved it! Basically, we need both hard work and luck. Also, we should only focus on the things we can control. We can INFLUENCE luck, but can't control it, and by being in more place, more often, we WILL increase our luck. At the same time, I think people should start telling "work hard and smart" instead of just "work hard" and eventually you will get to success. So yeah, work hard and smart, with a plan in mind, try out many new things without being overly attached to any of your ideas, and with a mindset of feeling lucky enough, that you're in a fortunate position and not willing to let all this go to waste, can fuel you day after day.

[@leonsim9159]

I had a tuition teacher told me that "you can put all your hard work and it'll still be just 70% for success and the remaining 30% is always luck". I had a perfectionist mindset and when I heard of this I thought "if I can still fail even if I give it my all then I'll just stop". And begin the road of depression for several years. Now I've changed my mindset back to a positive one and now my moto is "In time, I'll get to a better state. I just need to work a little harder"

[@Hugo120699]

you'll get to where you want to be, don't stress yourself too much. don't be afraid to fail, you are already failing and that's okay. that's a part of life. everything changes every second.

[@leonsim9159]

@@Hugo120699 thanks for the comment, I'll keep that in mind the next time i do fail.

[@jackheinemann8780]

I don't think folks realise how destroying statements like that are. the sad thing is, schools are full is stuff like that

[@mfc111]

I can relate to this

[@thewizzard3150]

the teacher is right ! the failure is in the student who can't except the truth. be lucky and expect sucess, but not until you prepare for failure as it is most probable.

[@aarongall9191]

This is also why it's impressive Arnold Schwarzenegger says there's no such thing as a self-made man, and acknowledges all those who helped him.

[@seth7745]

Elon Musk has the same attitude. Which is why his teams are so successful and motivated. However Arnold is a joke now that he joined the the shake and bake "I'm a professional climatologist" bandwagon. He's just a joke and a loser now. He should have just stuck to Bodybuilding.

[@aarongall9191]

@@seth7745 whatever you're doing right now, just stick to that. Never try to change and learn new things. There's a chance you'll make mistakes along the way and people will judge you. Trust me. I see it all the time.

[@seth7745]

@@aarongall9191 Nice Red Herring fallacy. I'm not criticizing anyone for making a mistake here. I am a lifelong learner like anyone else, but pretending like you are an expert on climate change when you are not is not "learning new things". We are not talking about a mistake, we are talking about overreaching outside of ones area of expertise. I'm an engineer. We have a code of ethics that prohibit this, but politicians do not apparently.

[@kingzingo1784]

There's really not anything under our control. Where we're born is predetermined, our parents are predetermined, our genetic makeup is predetermined, our sexuality is predetermined, our thoughts are predetermined, the way we react to situations are caused by predetermined factors, we can never be truly free. Everything we do is because of factors outside of our control. Kind of like dying because you were at the wrong place at the wrong time. Things completely out of our control determines whether we live or die. And I can't even imagine a functional world where this wasn't the case.

[@Glenhh]

@@seth7745 Just a quick guess, those quotation marks you used….not really a quote, right?

[@jaybayer3670]

It's insanely frustrating that so many people don't, or won't, ever understand this.

[@alexanderwilisow3633]

I was born in an underdeveloped and dangerous country where almost no one speaks English. I was determined to improve my life and move to a better place. I studied hard since primary school to university, and I was of course lucky as well, to not get attacked by random criminals or get hit by a car etc. However, currently I am struggling to get a working permit in the country I live in, even if the jobs I apply to fit me a 100% and I am confident I can do them quite easily. On the other hand, I see people who admire me and say I am a skilled engineer; getting the jobs easily.. They have no issues just because they are born here, and I was born on the other side of the ocean :) I am now waiting to see if I get my permit, if I don't, then I will go to a dangerous place, with no work and nowhere to go. All of this is because I was in a place A and not B. Sorry for the long comment. Have a nice day and stay safe.

[@luket1017]

@@alexanderwilisow3633 good luck my friend maybe our lives aren’t determined by neither luck nor skill but by destiny maybe we are on a set path we can not change there is no way to prove it but sometimes it’s a nice thought to look back at your life and think everything that has happened to you has made who you are today and what you experience today forms your future self

[@nicholashernandez4367]

@@alexanderwilisow3633 wait a minute, I saw another comment like yours. There is a chance that you copied it.

[@Clavitz1]

@@nicholashernandez4367 it looks to be a comment from someone named Jhone Doe. they are below the OP's

[@wiskadjak]

It appears that most people have a tenuous relationship with the facts of their life.

[@AdityaDevnath]

Even after multiple rewatches of this video, i love it. Its a good insight on weighing different factors what may impact trivial outcomes of life. And ofc, " .... thats how i met your mother" is priceless.

[@nathanjanus4579]

There is an entire book based on this phenomenon. "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell. A great read

[@raisulislamatik9615]

I was thinking the same thing. The hockey player's analogy was in that book too.

[@captainobvious7370]

Exactly my thoughts as well. Was looking for this comment

[@ChickenOfMajesty]

As soon as he mentioned the hockey team, I knew this video was the brain child of that book.

[@trynachill]

Kind of surprised and disappointed that Derek didn't give a shout out or reference Gladwell...he lifted the hockey example from the book exactly.

[@graham1034]

I thought this sounded familiar

[@thatomafoko879]

The book "Outliers" details this really well.

[@trafalgusapple6948]

That's the book I thought of when her brought up the age disparity for hockey.

[@nugget814]

Reading it was boring but now I see it wasn't a useless waste of space inside my brain

[@pinakiabhilash]

This is so true!

[@NWBIZGUY]

@@nugget814 yeah I didn’t think it was greatly written either. The book The Millionaire Next Door on the other hand is fantastic

[@Zool0ka]

This was a better motivational video than we can see from people who call themself a motivational trainer, coach or whatever Thank you for making since cool!

[@TipsterStu]

Absolutely

[@sarabahuguna3727]

Damn true

[@cirilomauricio3323]

Liar

[@raidraven4189]

You mean Science

[@randomtalkers8859]

Thats true thats sooo true!!

[@BrigetteWaltershield]

The BIGGEST LIE You've Been Told About Money is that it doesn't grow on TREES!!

[@CamdenVanderlaan]

Diversification is the key. My portfolio is well diversified with the help of a financial adviser. This helps me make more than +400% monthly on my investments.

[@CamdenVanderlaan]

I've experimented with a few over the past years, but I've stuck with ‘’Nicole Anastasia Plumlee” for about five years now, and her performance has been consistently impressive. She’s quite known in her field, look her up.

[@allanshpeley4284]

Bots...ugh

[@peepoHappyy]

I was born in Iraq, a war/economic torn country, but luckily, me and my family moved into Turkey. Where I completed highschool and became a medical student.

[@A909-g7g]

but many unlucky fellow brothers or sis didnt get to move

[@peepoHappyy]

@@A909-g7g that’s the problem.

[@alvinoid12]

Which is what I think Derek (was that V's name?) did not mention. One good way to increase success.. is to change your environment. A more lucky environment.

[@gerardcote8391]

@@A909-g7g No they died in war.

[@gerardcote8391]

This is luck, were able to move, and were smart enough to get into medical school. That is a very tiny fraction.

[@MoeSalamaIbrahim]

A moment of appreciation for the CGP Grey T-Shirt.

[@Unknown-we9is]

just noticed lol

[@policistronicdialer2582]

I was just “i ve seen it before “

[@knowledgeflood6655]

*Bhai_mere_channel_ko_support_🙏_Kar_do_subscribe_please* kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZTViJiEdqt_bdE kzbin.info/www/bejne/a5rOYZKAq6l0gZo

[@Unknown-we9is]

@@knowledgeflood6655 lol N O

[@amosimo8527]

Ikr it felt so wholesome to see his tshirt on another video for no reason

[@iau]

Biggest takeaway here: Yes, it's both. Yet, successful people forget there is luck involved, so they think the world is fair and dismiss those who didn't get lucky as lazy.

[@blurgle9185]

Unsuccessful people forge that too. I'd wager this is why we see magats and incels in such great numbers today. This "winner and loser" and "dog eat dog" society drives us all mad.

[@walterhicks3990]

@@blurgle9185 LOL....it's that 'erroneous belief' that drives people mad. It isn't true unless you allow the corrupt to rule. Program the people (as we have been from birth) and 'boom', scheme complete and self sustaining.

[@blurgle9185]

@@walterhicks3990 Not sure if you're agreeing or not, but it smells like you're talking about new world order.

[@thewizzard3150]

very true. mark donald

[@ArtofWEZ]

and that they are largely successful because they believe luck is not involved.

[@Chloe_emm]

Hit 200k today. Thank you for all the knowledge and nuggets you had thrown my way over the last months. Started with 14k in last 4months of 2023..

[@Maguirehook]

Wow that's huge, how do you make that much monthly ?

[@Chloe_emm]

I don’t comfortably throw recommendations of her on the internet God she’s brilliant her skills are set exceptionally .Thank you Amelia Jason I’m sure there’re also good people who excel in their field ! .

[@Starkham]

She must be really dedicated and well trusted to talk much good about... can I meet her?

[@Chloe_emm]

she's mostly on Telegrams, using the user name.

[@dargondude2375]

"We see more and farther than our predecessors, not because we have keener vision or greater height, but because we are lifted up and borne aloft on their gigantic stature" -Issac Newton

[@stefanl5183]

Yes, but that's not attributing it to luck. That's simply giving credit to those who came before and paved the way. It's simply saying that knowledge is cumulative. And that, in my opinion, is not the result of luck. If I flip a coin once, luck will determine whether it lands on heads or tails. However, if I flip a coin many times, the number of times it lands on either will be 50%. We live in a big world and a big universe. Had Sir Isaac never been born, someone else would have made the discoveries he did and our cumulative knowledge would have advanced just the same. So, you see it isn't luck at all. Luck may affect things on a singular level, but it doesn't affect things on the whole, because probability says that with repetition, predetermined patterns will eventually emerge. In other words at the end of the video he left out one important key to success, persistence and commitment. Yes, of course luck is a factor in ones success. but with persistence luck will eventually fall your way simply due to the laws of probability. So, to be successful one must be smart, work hard, and be persistent. Then luck will eventually align and result in success. In other words, you make your own luck through persistence.

[@DSiren]

@@stefanl5183 I am lucky to stand on the shoulders of giants . kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZakaJiajdiIapI

[@dargondude2375]

@@stefanl5183 Yeah, our success is based upon those who came before us. That is why I posted 5hr quote. To add to the idea overall that its not just luck but the hard work of many who came before us and what they have given us.

[@TheOsirix12]

@@stefanl5183 you determine what success is, if you had a goal and you achieved it, then its a success as for luck, it affects things on a whole, works like a butterfly effect the decision made by Vsauce to make a video about how much a shadow weigh is because something else made him do it, that decision he put Derek's video there made him quit the job and change his life you can review your own life and look where luck found its way, luck is a higher power, you can't do anything to create it, it comes your way, and gives you the choices.

[@emmanueloluga9770]

@@stefanl5183 This is one of the better comments on this post

[@ArturuSSJ4]

We have a saying in Poland for this: "success has many fathers, failure is an orphan"

[@fractal5764]

Is it bad that when I think of Poland, the first thing that comes to mind is getting invaded

[@victortorrealba3381]

@@fractal5764 LMFAOO

[@danielwinner6394]

I love you

[@nightspicer]

@@fractal5764 well, tbh it's kinda hard to think of anything else 😅

[@ankurm26]

Whoa! That's deep

[@alpha_berchermuesli5975]

"Hey that's a cool shirt" - CGP Grey, probably

[@MalinIscathan]

also: me XD

[@asdfxcy]

And some nice stick figures... ;)

[@daan1599]

Hey cool stickfigures CPG grey probably.

[@crouchc-1377]

The t-shirt is CGP Great

[@PTLAmb]

The animations remind me o GCP Grey. I wonder if that is Veritasium's way of showing gratitude to GCP Grey...

[@jm814]

In one 12 minute video, this guy debunks most of capitalistic thinking and Randian philosophy. Awesome.