Carlos Alfonso
@carlosalfonsog.bsky.social
RNA biologist. @embl.org
Reposted by Carlos Alfonso
"In particular, we show that, if it is true that some degree of talent is necessary to be successful in life, almost never the most talented people reach the highest peaks of success, being overtaken by mediocre but sensibly luckier individuals"
arxiv.org/abs/1802.07068
arxiv.org/abs/1802.07068
Talent vs Luck: the role of randomness in success and failure
The largely dominant meritocratic paradigm of highly competitive Western cultures is rooted on the belief that success is due mainly, if not exclusively, to personal qualities such as talent, intellig...
arxiv.org
November 23, 2025 at 3:13 PM
"In particular, we show that, if it is true that some degree of talent is necessary to be successful in life, almost never the most talented people reach the highest peaks of success, being overtaken by mediocre but sensibly luckier individuals"
arxiv.org/abs/1802.07068
arxiv.org/abs/1802.07068
Really cool! Great thread Looking forward to have a look at the paper
November 13, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Really cool! Great thread Looking forward to have a look at the paper