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525: Robert H. Frank | The Myth of Meritocracy

The Jordan Harbinger Show

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The Importance of Luck in Life

Economist Tom Gilovich: People tend to overlook the importance of chance events in life. He says that if you get hit over the head hard enough by luck, you're going to notice that somebody wins the lottery. But when luck plays out, as it normally does in life, it's in far more subtle ways, he says. Gilovich: You don't have to work against wind because you know nothing you have to do with it.

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