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Chance plays a far bigger role in life than we're willing to admit, says psychologist Barry Schwartz. Of course, working hard and following the rules can get you far — but the rest could boil down to simple good fortune. Schwartz examines the overlooked link between luck, merit and success, offering an intriguing solution to equalize opportunity — starting with college admissions.
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“There are an awful lot of good people and some of them are not gonna make it.” Yup. Whenever I hear someone say people get what they deserve I get sad for humanity.
How do you know who deserves?
We need this in order to be successful
Now do one on individual responsibility and the dangers of living a life beliving that you aren’t responsible for your actions TED
If its not quantifiable, then it doesn’t exist in order for you to preform a experimentation let alone replicating such experiment.
The world needs more good in it. Everyone do their part and the outcome will be staggering.
Yes, we have the power to control our reality. When we believe we can achieve, we really can. I wish my teachers taught me how to believe in my self when I was during my school time. But yes, even now it’s never too late to believe in ourselve, that we deaerves the best. Have a blissful day to you all.
remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck
Ohhh but u have rang all the bells !! Thank You for this opportunity to hear your wisdom!
Hardwork paired with luck and opportunities makes a great bombshell.
Depends part and parcel to which Country and/or family you are born into, and your own personal struggles to work hard to get ahead, n’est pas?
Woah 4 min ago. Best of luck to everyone that reads this 🙂
This Talk was right on time! Good Luck!
I’ve had a lot of bad luck in my life.
I think bad luck is God’s way of testing you to see how you handle the speed bumps in your life.
Where we start in life is by chance. Where we end up in life is by choice!
I love how humble this guy is
You must be a Sagittarius!
Have to compete against the CHARITY ADMISSIONS like AFFIRMATIIVE ACTION and QUOTAS too.