Right. Prilvege obligates dutiful reciprocation

Totally agree with that mate

thrive, or strive, or both?

An overwhelming proportion of successful people: 1. Don't acknowledge that luck played ANY part (it was all 'their doing', 'on their own'). 2. Believe others who are not successful are LAZY. 3. Would NEVER help anyone except those in their CIRCLES (who are likely 'other successful people'). 4. Will solely pass on their wealth to--you guessed it--'themselves'. Their family. As in, 'people who are already well-off'. Therefore, 'Luck' continues to be more of some excuse which lazy people perpetuate... ...even though Barry here is OBVIOUSLY stating otherwise.

Facts

humility is a big thing

People have big ego’s and don’t want to admit that they got lucky in certain parts of life

You have said the whole truth. May other individuals read this and keep it in their minds forever.Luck ,indeed holds a so great sway over the life of every Earth's dweller .One never must forget this truth.

watched a video where the amount of luck was calculated into 'success' and it think it was between 5 and 20%, depending on how you weight the variables. It's luck as to when during the year you are born - kids that go into sports their birthdays affect who 'wins' is dramatic. If you are born into a rich or poor family is random, country or city - and that all affects your career and college possibilities. Single vs 2 parent, first born vs middle or late born all make a difference that could be considered luck. Luck could be considered 'circumstance' - I graduated HS in a steel town where steel was collapsing...those in silicon valley at the same time had very different prospects.

That's true! BTW, what a WONDERFUL name you have!😊❤☝🏽️

@abu huraira ok but why?

@@mailife2875 but optimism can be reality lol. We've seen countless times where successful people didn't get what they wanted or something bad happened and later it worked out for the best. And guess what? You'll face obstacles no matter what. You need to be strong minded to get through it. You are confusing optimism with naivety. You can be optimistic and realistic too. The most successful people often are the ones that are optimistic despitw what they've been through where they believed in themselves. Just watch any success story.

I believe you broski

Then I’m extremely lucky

I get you man

Me too

not just kids today but kids yesterday and the day before

No, it hasn't always been like this.@@adamsabah3764

I can relate to these sorts or reversals. I've had a cascade of "impossible" events happen, one after another, many times. Please listen to this advice: First, *take the long view.* Whatever career you may embark upon before age 40 you will be doing for *three* decades. So, you have got plenty of time. A lot of people do not really know what they want to do early on, and may not be ready to make a real commitment before age 30. So let go of the past, it matters far, far less than you may think. In fact, being older when you graduate could be an advantage. Just ignore the people who got lucky and went straight through. They are not common in any case, they do not matter -- and they are not you. Now with that out of the way: Take care of your health. Good food, sleep, exercise -- no shortcuts. You have to. Remember, here, too, being a little older is advantageous. It will make it easier for you to focus and follow through. People are often still a little fragile in early adulthood and don't hit their stride or their prime before their late twenties, or even later. Third, every major urban area has some pubic university that is essentially open enrollment, and offers night classes. Find the best teachers at that university and study with them -- remember, the teacher is even more important than the subject. Find the right teachers and get the most you can out of it. Don't worry too much about your major right now, or getting a degree -- focus on rebuilding, and being excellent in your work. AND did I mention, studying with the right teachers? Once you do these things, you'll be in a position to come up with new ideas. You'll see. What happened to you is really unfortunate, and it has disrupted your life, but it does NOT have to determine your future. A lot of people have disrupted lives at the moment. Sometimes disruption is the prelude to new opportunities. This is a good time to take a pause. Your health is your foundation. Put your focus there. Having some art in your life is also important. What was your favorite thing to do when you were a child? This is an important question to return to from time to time. One other thing: if you have bad grades on any college transcripts, consider petitioning to have them removed. State your case, make sure they know what happened, and stress that your goal is a true fresh start. Ask someone who is good at this, find out exactly where to address your request and how to write it up, and get it taken care of.

@@l.w.paradis2108 I just want to thank you for caring so much. That is very rare these days. Take care

@@sophiejones304 You are very welcome, and thank you for saying so. People will make you feel as though the smallest disruption is lethal, and nothing could be further from the truth. The young are made to feel their lives are over before they've begun. It's vicious. And crazy, just plain crazy. Besides all that, thirty years is plenty in any job. Trust me.

Yup. You got *SKAARRRREEWWWED* by sheer terrible luck. A stupid clerical error... bu someone who was probably LUCKY to get the job THEY had (due to the fact that they were incompetent in that moment alone). Your life has played out according to that singular moment... and there's nothing anyone can do about it. Bummer. 😕

And male, and straight, and middle class, and able bodied, and in the 20th century, and on the East Coast, and to educated parents, etc, etc, etc. none of which he had even the least part in doing. Luck is almost everything. Not absolutely everything, but ridiculously close to it.

You are also an insightful person like him. What you said for the factor Luck in a human's life is truly wise ,helpful and so soothing.

oh this is so true

Rich people don't work for money

Everything comes down to luck. All of it. When you see how everything is biologically determined, you'll see this crystal clear.

@@naturalisted1714 so very true! We forget that part too easily.

Luck is important in every aspect of life.

Criminals are not criminilas owing to sheer luck ,but wholly by their own choice. There are millions of humans in the world who are even homeless but they never will become evil-doers. Yes ,the luck holds such a great sway over the life of every Earth's dweller and therefore truly unlucky individuals have full right to feel strong wrath towards boastfully lucky individuals.

Wise words,but believe me ,even one being fully aware of this luck-driven reality ,when one falls pray of sheer bad luck it hurts ,it hurts so much ....

Yes,you have uttered the whole truth.

I agree.

At most there is such things as consequences... if caught there is But otherwise it’s to make someone feel better

In Judaism this question comes up. The answer is some what around the lines of, God works in mysterious ways, there are more than meets the eye to how successful and happy those 'evil' people are and lastly, in the afterlife they will suffer. If you believe, life is easier.

Couldn't agree more. Karma and consequences in the afterlife are just concepts that's made to falsely console those who suffer misfortune without having done anything wrong.

@@josefshopovich7584 basically u lie to ur self u mean by definitively saying there is afterlife which nobody can prove.

Yeah, me too; more personal. TEDEx and other large-stages are okay. However, it seems to reach on a more personal level when given from a home library or office!😊👨🏾‍💼👩‍🏫

It's because the eyeline of the speaker is directed at the camera, ergo, at you, the audience, and therefore makes it a more engaging and often, personal talk, as said above!

Loved ur views. How you said focus on 3rd if first 2 don't work. And you are absolutely right abt the fact that there's no excuse not to work hard

Not an excuse to do good either.

'Knowing my place' is to essentially disappear without a trace is... disconcerting, but also inevitable. I wanted to leave behind something, but, it might not matter in the long run. 🎲✨🎲✨🎲✨

@@blablablerg Every unlucky human being hold the full human right to feel a strong wrath towards the lucky individuals, and above all, towards the boastfully lucky individuals.

@@Novastar.SaberCombat You said it so wonderfully and we are so many like you in this wolrd....

Yeah but did you give up? If you are not then you can change your luck now. I wanted to learn Karate but my family said no. You know If I would that mucj stubborn I would save my pocket moey & can admit myself. But I didn't. I didn't put that much effort. That's my fault. If you give 100% then your day will come. I didn't take necessary steps. When our road isn't smooth we have to make our own strategy to walk through the road

Wise insights.May more human beings read what you have written above.

Best comment ever. Screen shotted. Truly great. You are right. No one deserves anything it's all luck and good fortune.

@Nicholas Olesen hey, can you put your argument in brief?? Just want to know more..

@Nicholas Olesen The problem with that, and the reason for my postulation in the first place, is that "deserving" is a contextual concept. Nature doesn't abide by it. Does the antelope deserve to be eaten? The forest deserve to burn? We are the ones who apply the idea that things are deserved. It is cultural, not inherent. And what we decide we deserve changes over time and circumstance. What someone deserves in my eyes is different from what they deserve in yours. It has its social uses; that's what makes it convenient. But it is never the less an illusion we agree to perpetuate. If you go through life believing that people deserve certain things, you've set expectations upon reality. And when reality fails to meet those expectations, it causes you disappointment and strife. When you accept that nothing is inherently deserved, but that you are free to act as you will, that strife vanishes as well. We create our own suffering. We can just as easily choose to be free of it.

@Nicholas Olesen yess we can't be animals and we as intelligent species should have sense of moral values towards humans and nature. But I still feel the idea of deserving is flawed somewhere.

@Nicholas Olesen "Survival of the fittest" may be the only mentality you know from directly experiencing its effects, but it has not been with mankind for millennia. Social Darwinism is typically Anglo-Saxon, and relatively recent.

This is all you learned from this video

TSR noooooooooooo

Check Out Maja Jovanovic's Ted Talk & Listen To What She Says When She Speaks About The Word "Humble". It's Factual & Pretty Eye-Opening As To The Words We Use Often That We Attribute To Being Positive Characteristics That Actually Stem From Rather Negative Implications. Hope You Find It As Interesting As I Did. ;b

at least someone who doesn't speak b.s

EVERY single female I ever dated occurred entirely by luck. Could've been 'one good one' out of them all, but... nope. Not one. My marriage was awful, and the POSSIBLE girl of my dreams recently 'wasn't'. She was plagued by NPD, BPD, Anxiety, OCD, Depression, etc. If I'd had a chance to date others, I would have. But (as stated), they were ALL hot garbo. It is what it is. 🎲🎲🎲

Growing your tree of luck. Less wants and you got what you needs.

Some so boastfully lucky individuals like you are truly worthy to be earnesly hated.

And if you were lucky enough to be born the type of person that is a hard worker, well wasn't that lucky!

i was lucky that my i stumbled to a girl without nowhere to stay and took her in... (shes my gf)

Daniel T. If you don’t LEARN to work hard at something, whether it be scavenging for food and filling out paperwork to receive assistance, or working some kind of job.. you won’t survive.

Technically, it’s “when preparation meets opportunity” but same idea..

@@wingedeathnoisewave If you weren't born with the ability to "learn to work hard at something" aren't you the unlucky one then? It's still luck.

So true!

most logic comment..sooo true

Among the most important ideas, ever.

It's been a year and idk what's happened, but tell me more about ur story please, I'm listening

i have a feeling that you're an interesting person and your story too

Honestly, I wouldn’t want to read a book from such a entitled brat like yourself put it out to world and market like your life depends on it! The squeaky wheel gets the oil. New York time best seller? Maybe, but you’d rather be here complaining rather than putting your book out there if you put in a massive effort you could at least get 1000 copies sold. Guaranteed! But you want to put a massive effort to create it and then sit back and think the masses will flock to you because you’re entitled and can write, the real effort begins after the work is complete.

I believe that hard work is 2 words? Lol!

Major Old Lady aka, Mom lady stop! Please!

Put in that volume! If you are +EV it will show up in the long run. Good Luck!

I believe that we also need periods at the end of sentences, lol! 😴🤣😴

@@MP-ut6eb I'd switch Talent and Hard Work, but otherwise, ^^^

Yes ,so true.

Please ,do not utter such meaninglessnesses.

Your family are lucky to have you. Take care

God create us the way he wants, he uses us the way he wants. Instagram: aslan_kmbs

@@44043495 cringe

@@44043495 😊❤☝🏾🕋📖

The existence of this man in no way holds sway over my life.

Naaa, we are all victims.

@@longwu9412 so everybody that doesn't get the outcome they desire even when they put in effort only didnt get what they feel they are entitled to because of bad luck. Ok. TED should do a video on how dangerous the far left entitlement mentality can be for its cult like base.

@@pavelow235 "violin sounds"

@@longwu9412 how about realizing that life isnt fair and that constantly complaining and blaming your problems on everybody and society is a waste of time. TED should do a video covering that.

@@screwtape1848 i said "Naaaaaaaaa"

Our control is not absolute.

Thoughts lead to reality.

Aslan AlMatrouk Yea, and it is partial, not absolute.

Major Old Lady aka, Mom You need help, weirdo.

See my comment about the Gregg Reference Manual?

To an extent

No men have to conface

🐃💩

Don’t think this was the point of the video

That’s absurd!