The Region Beta Paradox

The England under 18s were bigger than the World Cup winning squad 10 years ago. A lot of my uni friends, they got contracts for these kind of middle tier clubs that pays just enough that they can't pursue their ambitions. They actually call it the region beta paradox. Chris Williamson taught me this,. imagine you've got to get somewhere in London, I'm a mile away, you'd walk. But if it's two miles away, you'll get the tube. So paradoxically, you'd get there quicker if it was further away. For some people, the situation isn't bad enough to take action. And say that when they hit 40, they're going to then have