Success (any kind) is usually a mix of luck, a few good calls, and not fucking up the rest too spectacularly.
Yet, cognitive biases¹ turn chaos into case studies. When someone presents their journey like divine revelation, take it with a grain of salt. Learn from the insights, discard what doesn’t resonate.
¹ Self-serving bias, hindsight bias, survivorship bias, narrative fallacy, to name a few. Our brains are so buggy that not questioning your thinking is a sign of ignorance, not competence.
Lea Verou, PhD
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