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> My mom didn't open these doors. I did.

I'm pretty sure that your success story will be missing some facts too if you write it. Perhaps just because you don't consider them important.

My one significant career enhancing event happened because I knew the right person. Not a parent, just another programmer friend who brought me into a job, but still.



The point is, position yourself so luck can find you. A might not find you, but B would, or C would or D would.

Stay in your basement playing video games, and you won't have any luck.


"Increasing your luck surface area". There was one such article some months ago and I liked the premise.




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