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A Statistical Case for Iteration Over Perfect Preparation

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The Effect of Stacking Your Iterations on Your Probability of Success

There is a 99 point six % chance that one of those went right. This seems crazy, because it doesn't seem like there would be enough of an opportunity for each of these to succeed. But the effect of stacking these attempts has a pro found level of influence on your likelihood of success. In other words, trying things that have even a 60 % chance, a 60 % likelihood of succeeding, quickly yields a likely successis more likely than not.

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