Humans relate strongly to tangible success stories, but the reality is they are exceptions and not the rule.
For every person that has succeeded, there are countless others that have not.
It’s great to be inspired by success stories and try to learn from them, provided you approach them as a sceptic.
If you’d like a tangible story about the other side of survivorship bias, I would highly recommend reading What I Learned Losing A Million Dollars.
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