Comment by xyzzy123

There’s no discussion about risk, investment or variance in the post. I want my life to be uniquely GREAT but unless you apply a bit of strategy the outcome of "do improbable things" could just as well be uniquely BAD.

Everyone notices that huge outlier successes seem to follow their own unique paths but the millions of failures who weren’t as lucky or strategic are quiet or invisible. You can’t just focus on the outcome or the actions, you have to understand the process and respond to feedback.

Successful people get to weird places via search, not throwing darts.

Make lots of small bets and double down on the ones that seem to pay off. Be willing to push things further than “most reasonable people” would but only if you can get concrete signals of reward.

“If you think you can fly, start by trying to take off from the ground”.