Is Success Luck or Hard Work?

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This video was inspired by and draws examples from the book "Success and Luck: Good Fortune and the Myth of Meritocracy" by Robert H. Frank
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Marc Forand, Robert Dickerson, Christian Stauffer, LoadTooSlow, Vincent, Lyvann Ferrusca, DALE HORNE, Alfred Wallace, Kevin Beavers, Arjun Chakroborty, Joar Wandborg, Clayton Greenwell, Michael Krugman, Ron Neal, Donal Botkin
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  • @balajprasanna
    @balajprasanna3 жыл бұрын

    Well I thought it was 10% luck, 20% skill, 15% concentrated power of will. 5% pleasure, 50% pain and a 100% reason to remember the name.

  • @daughterofgod9507

    @daughterofgod9507

    3 жыл бұрын

    You win.

  • @mkunz-3548

    @mkunz-3548

    3 жыл бұрын

    Underrated comment

  • @adzanniebessania3795

    @adzanniebessania3795

    3 жыл бұрын

    lmao

  • @JamesDecker7

    @JamesDecker7

    3 жыл бұрын

    This guy gets it. Turns volume knob to 11/10 for the whole album as it calls out American WWII confinement camps for Japanese Americans....

  • @ThaRiddler25

    @ThaRiddler25

    3 жыл бұрын

    😂😂😂

  • @desmene
    @desmene2 жыл бұрын

    reminds me of a meme I once saw: "As a hiring manager, when I get a stack of resume's I immediately throw half of them out. I don't employ unlucky people."

  • @victorcapetillo2070

    @victorcapetillo2070

    2 жыл бұрын

    🤣

  • @daletvazquez1746

    @daletvazquez1746

    2 жыл бұрын

    LMBO!!

  • @niconico3907

    @niconico3907

    2 жыл бұрын

    Maybe they are lucky to not work for this company, and found a better job after.

  • @mauriciogarces5890

    @mauriciogarces5890

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hahaha

  • @APEX93

    @APEX93

    2 жыл бұрын

    ALL THINGS HAPPEN TOGETHER FOR GOOD

  • @SamA-mv4ho
    @SamA-mv4ho8 ай бұрын

    I am 76 years old, and long time ago, I had realized that a big chunk of my success was because I happened to be in the right place at the right time by sheer chance. A lot of people helped me along the way, and I am passing that on. Great video post, and best of LUCK.

  • @leetheleo9602

    @leetheleo9602

    8 ай бұрын

    I taught myself piano and other instruments, worked really hard doing local shows in my town but never made it, lol. I always thought maybe I just didn’t have a lot of luck since I’m from a little go no where town outside of a bigger town. We don’t have a lot of opportunities unless you move. Thank you for sharing your story of luck!

  • @ericjiang7986

    @ericjiang7986

    8 ай бұрын

    As someone who is a risk management profession. I agree uncertainty is a thing. But you can manage these uncertainty

  • @joy-ow4ey

    @joy-ow4ey

    7 ай бұрын

    @@leetheleo9602 Absolutely. Among equally capable people, luck is definitely a factor.

  • @eggxecution

    @eggxecution

    7 ай бұрын

    both hard work and luck yes

  • @FamilieOutdoor

    @FamilieOutdoor

    6 ай бұрын

    Absolutely. I got my new Job because I was bored😂

  • @dawsondanny990
    @dawsondanny9903 күн бұрын

    Success depends on the actions or steps you take to achieve it. Building wealth involves developing good habits like regularly putting money away in intervals for solid investments. Financial management is a crucial topic that most tend to shy away from, and ends up haunting them in the near future.., I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life!!

  • @rannyorton

    @rannyorton

    3 күн бұрын

    Starting early is simply the best way of getting ahead to build wealth , investing remains a priority . I learnt from my last year's experience , I am able to build a suitable life beause I invested early ahead this time .

  • @belljoe

    @belljoe

    3 күн бұрын

    The rich Invest in alternative income streams that are independent of the government should be the top priority for everyone right now. especially given the global economic crisis we are currently experiencing. Stocks, gold, silver, and virtual currencies are still attractive investments at the moment...

  • @smithlenn

    @smithlenn

    3 күн бұрын

    I thought about investing in the real estate market, I heard that people make millions , but I lack good knowledge and a strategy to outperform the market and generate good yields. I have $460,000 but it's hard to bite the bullet and do it. Money is hard to come by

  • @latanyaconlontl5849

    @latanyaconlontl5849

    3 күн бұрын

    The best course of action if you lack market knowledge is to ask a consultant or investing coach for guidance or assistance. Speaking with a consultant helped me stay afloat in the market and grow my port-folio to about 65% since January, even though I know it sounds obvious or generic. I believe that is the most effective way to enter the business at the moment.

  • @smithlenn

    @smithlenn

    3 күн бұрын

    Fantastic! Can you share more details?

  • @aanazwan1534
    @aanazwan15343 жыл бұрын

    my mom stopped schooling at 8 years old, while my dad stopped when he was 15,both due to poverty. Statistically the cycle of poverty would continue, but a University opened up close to our home, and my father worked there as a gardener, there he borrowed books for me and opened up my interest in education and its importance. Now I'm working there as an academic faculty member, and people around would always ask how a barely educated gardener raise up an academician. Looking back, if we were just a few kilometres away from the uni, our lives could drastically altered, among other factors that are too long to explain. Today I try my best to help others who weren't so lucky.

  • @TranquilLyric

    @TranquilLyric

    3 жыл бұрын

    This needs way more likes!!

  • @yt.personal.identification

    @yt.personal.identification

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@cortexauth4094 You are doing the work, so you can take advantage of the luck when it comes. More power to you.

  • @iffahazani

    @iffahazani

    3 жыл бұрын

    wishing you the best Aan Azwan

  • @fauzilmufassa4691

    @fauzilmufassa4691

    3 жыл бұрын

    bless you good guy

  • @HarisAhsan

    @HarisAhsan

    3 жыл бұрын

    Woahh Man.. You should get pinned.

  • @alexandrecarvalho7169
    @alexandrecarvalho71693 жыл бұрын

    Basically: Luck counts, but don't count on it.

  • @csl110

    @csl110

    3 жыл бұрын

    The main point is that we are oblivious to how much luck affects our success

  • @harshit8189

    @harshit8189

    3 жыл бұрын

    Well said!

  • @shubsingh479

    @shubsingh479

    3 жыл бұрын

    literally could not have put that in any better words

  • @marvinabt4964

    @marvinabt4964

    3 жыл бұрын

    I think skillcapped said something about Luck in League. They said those who try to get lucky are more likely to get lucky than others. (In prettier words). Meaning do count in luck, when the odds of getting lucky seem reasonable. That doesn't mean you should play the lottery, because it's very unlikely to get lucky there(hence I don't play it). Also it helps picking places tp get lucky where you don't lose anything If it fails but a Bit of time you had No better use for. A great example of this is almost every KZreadr. They started creating stuff, were unsuccessful for a long time (sometimes even over 10 years) and then they got some kind of Point where they got lucky and got popular. I know I could achieve anything I wanted to, the hardest thing is figuring out what that is.

  • @lcbobadilla

    @lcbobadilla

    3 жыл бұрын

    And hard work gives a sense of entitlement

  • @arttutaipale4150
    @arttutaipale41508 ай бұрын

    This video should be watched by everyone periodically as a reminder that no success is by hard work alone, you also need luck.

  • @philippenight2421

    @philippenight2421

    3 ай бұрын

    Wisdom and prudence and many other things are probably more important than luck. Fools often squander their good luck even if they are hard working

  • @VenturaHighwayman

    @VenturaHighwayman

    2 ай бұрын

    @@philippenight2421wisdom comes as a factor of inspiration. You cannot derive wisdom from a vacuum, it must be learned in an environment. How skewed that environment is towards the outcome of wisdom, is your factor of luck. True wisdom is recognizing the facets of life that are beyond your control but are part of your influence.

  • @randhyLeksu7288

    @randhyLeksu7288

    2 ай бұрын

    but then get youtube recommendation about ' your perception about luck is wrong'

  • @falcon7960

    @falcon7960

    2 ай бұрын

    In his experiment, if you were given a skill score of 99, your chances of being in the top 11 were 0%. I repeat, the top applicants *all* had skill scores of 100. So yes, luck plays a role when everyone, including you, is perfect everywhere else. But that isn't really actually saying anything profound.

  • @arttutaipale4150

    @arttutaipale4150

    Ай бұрын

    @@falcon7960where are the details to his experiment available? That would be interesting to see.

  • @marksinclair7493
    @marksinclair74932 жыл бұрын

    My mother, who was a very religious person, used to say “Pray as if it’s all up to God. Work as if it’s all up to you.”

  • @weerachathongsuebchat2926

    @weerachathongsuebchat2926

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thats a very good quote

  • @MohamedMohamed-by5iy

    @MohamedMohamed-by5iy

    2 жыл бұрын

    Waw, that's amazing, in Islam, our prophet said a similar thing for us to follow. Your mom may rest in peace 🙏

  • @tembokfedora6580

    @tembokfedora6580

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yep, that's the point of praying, we pray to the god to give us the best things possible, and then we should try our best to make the things come true, after that It's up to the god what will happen next

  • @shardulchakor6684

    @shardulchakor6684

    2 жыл бұрын

    Wooww🤯

  • @Chungustav

    @Chungustav

    2 жыл бұрын

    Success has nothing to do with money though. That's a Jewish belief, not a Christian one.

  • @TheCrankyBob
    @TheCrankyBob3 жыл бұрын

    My father liked to say “everything in life is decided by luck, but accepting that fact is bad luck.”

  • @michealnd969

    @michealnd969

    3 жыл бұрын

    Your father is extremely wise man 👍🏿

  • @aceggkspade958

    @aceggkspade958

    3 жыл бұрын

    Luck=preparation (personal growth)+ attitude (belief/mindset) + opportunity (a good thing coming your way) + action (doing something about it) -Dan Hardy

  • @TN-br9yl

    @TN-br9yl

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yup. Only need to succeed once and all the failures simply won't count anymore.

  • @larrysherk

    @larrysherk

    3 жыл бұрын

    Interesting saying I had not heard of. "Luck" means we don't understand the causal connections. Surely we are intended not to accept what is without dignity or value.

  • @aceggkspade958

    @aceggkspade958

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@larrysherk it’s just from the book compound effect by Darren Hardy. They ask Richard Branson what he says luck is. He says everyone born healthy in a a free world is lucky. Luck is all around us, but some see it and act on it and others don’t. Just considering yourself lucky, is even part of it. Anyways then the compound effect takes it a bit further. I read a lot of self improvement type books for work.

  • @themrdude
    @themrdudeАй бұрын

    My Grandfather was once the head of all the passports in the United States. From what those who knew him before he retired would tell me, including my mother, he was an incredibly hard worker. He had a work ethic where he would always be productive by 6am, the time he used to leave for work. He was incredibly good at his job as well. But when you ask him, he would tell you a different story. He often contributes his success to luck. He is incredibly grateful for his parents and his bosses who put him ahead in life, never mentioning the work that he had to put in to get to where he was. This video reminded me of him, and I felt like I should share the story.

  • @diegofernandomunozzuleta7734
    @diegofernandomunozzuleta77342 ай бұрын

    Your videos are one of my favorites series of all!! I learn so much not just about the actual topics in discussion, that are already súper interesting, but about english too. My first language is spanish and I'm trying to learn English to been able to learn more things and through your videos I have been making it a lot. Thank you.

  • @SadmimHossain
    @SadmimHossain3 жыл бұрын

    There is a saying in Bangladesh that, "if it is the only hard work that pays off, then the farmers(/labors) would have been millionaires."

  • @OhhYasssh

    @OhhYasssh

    3 жыл бұрын

    bro that's not bangladeshi...these are famous words of greatest indian rapper carryminati "Mehnat to ghada bhi karta hai...isstar bana de stage pe nachwa de?"

  • @SadmimHossain

    @SadmimHossain

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@OhhYasssh carry is more famous for his vulgar word in his roasting videos than rapping to be exact :3

  • @OhhYasssh

    @OhhYasssh

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@SadmimHossain carry tera baap ha

  • @SadmimHossain

    @SadmimHossain

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@OhhYasssh You do not need to show your level in front of everyone on earth. You could just behave like a normal person. But there's a Bengali saying, "ব্যবহারে বংশের পরিচয়।" (Manners make the man) Peace

  • @raunakrajput2579

    @raunakrajput2579

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@OhhYasssh bruh why you getting triggered

  • @yuumeko
    @yuumeko3 жыл бұрын

    So your advice at the end is basically, "Fake it 'til you make it but when you make it don't forget you faked it"

  • @MiguelJimenez-vj9xq

    @MiguelJimenez-vj9xq

    3 жыл бұрын

    hey that's pretty good..

  • @Kishgofu

    @Kishgofu

    3 жыл бұрын

    i like the cut of your jib

  • @hdkdjd2949

    @hdkdjd2949

    3 жыл бұрын

    Just wow!

  • @GeorgeGeorgeOnly

    @GeorgeGeorgeOnly

    3 жыл бұрын

    It seems that is the game that one has to play in order to appear confident and therefore trustworthy. But some would argue that we have to keep trying: keep throwing the dice until you randomly get some favourable numbers.

  • @zkull9982

    @zkull9982

    3 жыл бұрын

    pretty much

  • @PaulRawlins2
    @PaulRawlins29 ай бұрын

    Part of me wishes that I would have found this channel sooner... The other part of me loves the fact that I have so much content to binge! Excellent work, sir. I love your content, pace, intellect, and especially your candor. Keep up the great work!!

  • @leoengel1547
    @leoengel15474 ай бұрын

    Honestly sometimes I just can't believe how amazing this channel is. Your videos are incredibly interesting and well done. Thank you!

  • @DeadEndFrog
    @DeadEndFrog2 жыл бұрын

    "Avoid employing unlucky people by throwing away 50% of the job applications without even reading them."

  • @SurgStriker

    @SurgStriker

    2 жыл бұрын

    doesn't that already happen? They use certain keywords in their search program that reviews applications and automatically throws out any missing certain ones without the HR person ever seeing it. If your resume didn't have the right words, you are s*** outta luck lol.

  • @shreknskrubgaming7248

    @shreknskrubgaming7248

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@SurgStriker I can't speak on what you're saying, but I think this person is referring to something else and perhaps making a bit of a joke. By throwing away 50% of job applications without reading them, you get rid of unlucky people because they were unlucky enough to be one of the random applicants that they tossed aside, if that makes any sense. Basically, if you only want to hire lucky people, then doing this method will help to ensure that you do, as lucky people won't be the ones that have their applications thrown out. This process doesn't involve reading a single word of the actual applications, so it's different from what you're talking about. I hope that makes sense.

  • @SurgStriker

    @SurgStriker

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@shreknskrubgaming7248 i understood his comment, and i was just pointing out "we joke about it...but it actually happens IRL already". There is a large amount of luck involved in ever getting your resume read by a person because most major companies HR uses bots to screen applications and throws the majority away before a human knows they exist (granted, it's not because they are 'getting rid of unlucky applicants', it's just saving themselves work, but the end result is the same). It's just one of those things-sometimes comedians come up with jokes that are funny-until you realize that's how things actually are. Then it's just depressing

  • @peryutubanduniawi

    @peryutubanduniawi

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@shreknskrubgaming7248 what if the one that get unlucky was the HR

  • @ReeferSmoker

    @ReeferSmoker

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@SurgStriker If you make your resume slightly different each time so it matches general keywords that the job title entails. Why hire a plumber for a computer technician basically

  • @creativerse6447
    @creativerse64472 жыл бұрын

    When a science channel is more motivating than most motivation channels.

  • @laukcube

    @laukcube

    2 жыл бұрын

    You dont need a motivation, you just need a click. But i get what you are saying 👍

  • @senseisecurityschool9337

    @senseisecurityschool9337

    2 жыл бұрын

    This video, and the experiment he did, is missing a HUGELY important characteristic of luck that scientists would normally account for. Consider I'm interviewing for jobs. For one interview, I might hit all the lights red, making me a few minutes late, or not. That's luck. It might turn out that some system the employer users is the same brand I already have experience with, or not. By luck. I might catch the interviewer in a good mood, or not. When they ask a logic/brainteaser question it might be one I've heard before, or not. If I make a joke with someone in the elevator, that might turn out to be the interviewer, or not. They might share my sense of humor, or not. There are a dozen or more different "luck" factors for a single interview. Almost certainly, I'll hit some and miss some. Of course, I might interview for several different jobs. On the first I get get 6/12 lucky, maybe 7/12 on the second job, and 5/12 on the third. Over the course of a full day there might be a 100 different luck things. The person I hold the door for might turn out to matter in some way. I might happen to see an ad that turns out to be useful, whatever. With near certainty, I'll land some good and some bad, even over the course of a day. Over the course of a LIFETIME - hundreds of thousands of interactions, nobody is going to get lucky every single time, or unlucky 10,000 times in a row. His experiment calculated ONE random value for luck. But that's not how luck works in our lives. A better simulation would be to randomly assign 10,000 random values for lucky/unlucky (0 or 1) over the course of 10,000 different things, then sum those up. If you do that for 10,000 things that can happen, 10,000 coin flips, , you find that almost everyone gets a total luck score pretty darn close 5,000.

  • @laukcube

    @laukcube

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@senseisecurityschool9337 You are born in a desert. Your family and friends have never seen people or places outside your local area. Get 1 million dollars. You would say it is not fair to compare our standards to ones less developed... why?

  • @senseisecurityschool9337

    @senseisecurityschool9337

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@laukcube Wow dude. Many of the richest people in the WORLD were born in the Sahara desert. People like Mohamed al-Fayed (multi-billionaire) and his son Dodi Fayed, princess Diana's boyfriend. Or Haim Saban. You really think being born in the Sahara (aka being Arab) means you can't succeed in life? So racist!

  • @senseisecurityschool9337

    @senseisecurityschool9337

    2 жыл бұрын

    Ps - other people who would match that description, people born in a desert to families who weren't jet setters,, would be this dude named Jesus, and another dude named Moses. Lol. You literally described the person who had had the MOST impact on the world in all of human history. So much for your"people from desert nations (Arabs and Jews) are savages who can't do anything" idea. Lol

  • @acspiro0724
    @acspiro07246 ай бұрын

    Well said. In addition, I have found that 1) I can stay very motivated with the full realization that my ability to accomplish a goal is dependent on many, many things that are completely out of my control, by having faith that I am fulfilling my life's mission, and 2) their are proven techniques to increase your luck which I have employed successfully. While many people suffer setbacks that are out of their control, life is usually long enough to overcome them, if they have a mind that is open to learning, faith in their path and utilize techniques to increase their luck. We may not all be able to achieve equal outcomes, but we can all achieve equal improvement and growth, if we're lucky!

  • @Crypto-bedouin
    @Crypto-bedouin8 ай бұрын

    its been almost 2 years by now since i first came across this video and i always come back to it. what a great message.

  • @hideakiDT
    @hideakiDT3 жыл бұрын

    When I was a kid, my dad used to tell me "If you study and work hard, nothing guarantees your success. But if you don't, you guarantee your failure." Nowadays I find myself really lucky to have a dad that taught me that so early in life hehe Thanks a lot, man. I really appreciate all of your videos, and I'm one of those that had the luck to be watching them since when vsauce posted about the weight of a shadow ahaha

  • @Sandeee

    @Sandeee

    3 жыл бұрын

    That is the greatest learning of all time. I guess I heard it in a movie, that if you try you might fail, but if you don't you definitely will. Edit: Now I remember, it was in a movie about asking a girl for a date 😂

  • @BlackBulletBeretta

    @BlackBulletBeretta

    3 жыл бұрын

    That is a wise advice. If I ever have kids I will use that.

  • @alectoraj

    @alectoraj

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm lucky to be a part of his KZread journey before that event. This guy is really awesome.

  • @themagiccookie2614

    @themagiccookie2614

    3 жыл бұрын

    Are we long lost siblings? XD

  • @barnabuskorrum4004

    @barnabuskorrum4004

    3 жыл бұрын

    Shame we all can't have YOUR dad... CHeck ur flex man.. esp ppl making nothing cuz i also worked hard and got nothing. Go fund some community projects, Bezos.

  • @luismartins9408
    @luismartins94084 ай бұрын

    This video will one day help me teach my son/daughter the importance of gratitude, humbling and generosity. Thank you for that!

  • @nuruzzamankhan1610

    @nuruzzamankhan1610

    2 ай бұрын

    Bro just donated 10 euro and got less then 50 likes after 1 month ☠️

  • @simonefe8474

    @simonefe8474

    2 ай бұрын

    ​@@nuruzzamankhan1610I think his goal was to show gratitude not get likes 😅

  • @aloysiuspendergast7221

    @aloysiuspendergast7221

    2 ай бұрын

    @@nuruzzamankhan1610 your comment is ironic given the content of this video

  • @clinteastwood3064

    @clinteastwood3064

    18 күн бұрын

    @@nuruzzamankhan1610 unlucky I guess. And the author also has seen this dono, but wanted to point out the importance of luck and didn't like.

  • @joshuadoliveiro
    @joshuadoliveiro3 жыл бұрын

    "you should do what you can to increase the luck of others". beautiful.

  • @rattled4806

    @rattled4806

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@JaredSessi do you even know what luck is?

  • @erniellerena

    @erniellerena

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@rattled4806 When preparedness meets opportunity.

  • @rattled4806

    @rattled4806

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@erniellerena So if you're born to rich parents in a rich country, it could be said that you were lucky. So, then, does that mean that you were prepared for the opportunity to be born to rich parents or what? Would they stop being rich because you were not prepared to be born to rich parents? Your definition is extremely flawed.

  • @DAMMACASUAL

    @DAMMACASUAL

    3 жыл бұрын

    Commi

  • @erniellerena

    @erniellerena

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@rattled4806 I have family members who are very rich but are not lucky. My 2nd cousins leech off my great aunt. One is a drug addict who beat her. Both his sons are dead. BOCES sons are dead. one got stabbed multiple times and downtown LA about 3 years ago and the other one just died six months ago from a heroin overdose at her house. he died on the porch because his dad was too messed up to even answer the door. Then you got the other one. Morbidly obese and diabetic and they had to cut her leg off because of it. I just found out that she's asking her mom for a house with a pool. What the hell is she going to do with a house with a pool? Do they sell Lucky to you?

  • @piyushganar3301
    @piyushganar33014 ай бұрын

    This is a very kind video. I feel like finally there is an explanation for why I am not getting success even after putting all the hard work. And this video provides an empirical evidence that there is something called as luck. Thanks a lot for making it. I also like the argument that it is better for people to live in the delusion that their success is directly proportional to their hard work and so they should keep working hard. And in moments of despair, they should remind themselves that they failed because luck wasn't on their side

  • @stwida91
    @stwida9110 күн бұрын

    A boss of mine once said "You are unique... just like everyone else." It's a very paradoxical statement but it reminds me of the concept in this video. The world simply does not revolve around any of us.

  • @Forrsch
    @Forrsch3 жыл бұрын

    "It is possible to commit no mistakes and still lose. That is not weakness, that is life."

  • @Sentient_Cloud

    @Sentient_Cloud

    3 жыл бұрын

    I really love that quote. Jean-Luc really is a gem.

  • @99fulgur

    @99fulgur

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@roko2036 oh no trust me there are a lot of ways to be fucked up: family issues, accidents of all kinds, diseases and lots more

  • @roko2036

    @roko2036

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@99fulgur I guess. I just wasn’t thinking of it in that way

  • @TN-br9yl

    @TN-br9yl

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@roko2036 I found that the trend of rich and poor pretty much exist in "all" the countries.

  • @roko2036

    @roko2036

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@TN-br9yl different countrys have lots of more opportunities than other. Like growing up in Somalia is WAY harder than growing up in America

  • @jkdxtrm1
    @jkdxtrm13 жыл бұрын

    That "How I met your mother" reference was amazing.

  • @keslio

    @keslio

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes

  • @salsabilahmedshrestho960

    @salsabilahmedshrestho960

    3 жыл бұрын

    I laughed so hard! :'D

  • @patrickcardon1643

    @patrickcardon1643

    3 жыл бұрын

    Great reference, now it needs a bit more scientific exploration :D

  • @denvernaidoo

    @denvernaidoo

    3 жыл бұрын

    I enjoyed the whole video, but that scene made me look up and smile :)

  • @braggs143

    @braggs143

    3 жыл бұрын

    Where is it?

  • @dailypythontests
    @dailypythontests8 ай бұрын

    This is the most beautiful documentary I've ever watched. I've thought about this for a long time and philosophised about it thoroughly, and all you've said weighs correctly. Thanks Sir

  • @kademmohammed6836
    @kademmohammed68369 ай бұрын

    I'm in a period of my life where... you have no idea how much i needed to see and hear what you just said in this video, Thank you, Thank you so much !

  • @jordan_wolff
    @jordan_wolff3 жыл бұрын

    So basically what you're saying is: This is ten percent luck Twenty percent skill Fifteen percent concentrated power of will Five percent pleasure Fifty percent pain And a hundred percent reason to remember the name

  • @harshgupta1999

    @harshgupta1999

    3 жыл бұрын

    Shinoda taking over

  • @Nickydoo-os2ny

    @Nickydoo-os2ny

    3 жыл бұрын

    This! 🔥

  • @weebnation3904

    @weebnation3904

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ngl u got me at the end

  • @zaboss.

    @zaboss.

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hahahahah That's pretty accurate.

  • @venkatsrkyt

    @venkatsrkyt

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yoo.. Love this song..!

  • @nigglebit
    @nigglebit3 жыл бұрын

    _"The biggest lie we tell ourselves is that we are all born equal. We are not. We are born lucky. How lucky is a matter of luck."_ -Somebody Probably

  • @aeropone

    @aeropone

    3 жыл бұрын

    Not lucky enough to have his name remembered

  • @ZoMichael-a

    @ZoMichael-a

    3 жыл бұрын

    It goes to you now,👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

  • @gautamvaze1101

    @gautamvaze1101

    3 жыл бұрын

    _Merchants probably_

  • @yaldrammuqadis

    @yaldrammuqadis

    3 жыл бұрын

    -You*

  • @monishmore654

    @monishmore654

    3 жыл бұрын

    You're Indian, right?

  • @chrisclack5907
    @chrisclack5907Ай бұрын

    You do amazing work with your channel and I think this is the best one yet. Thank you much for your work!

  • @tanveermiglani5941
    @tanveermiglani59419 ай бұрын

    Dude I wish I could give this video multiple likes and I’m purely a consumer of content…but this video I will share, like, and hope you get more subs from this! One of the most humbling videos on the internet I swear! Keep up the great work. Love your videos and the work you put into them. Wish you all the success in the world. Hope people continue to expand their perspectives and minds from your content as I have ❤

  • @samueldette6401

    @samueldette6401

    3 ай бұрын

    I agree, soooo beautiful!

  • @samermazahreh
    @samermazahreh3 жыл бұрын

    Man bringing up this topic alone is a feat, but explaining it to this level of straightforwardness, detail, & clarity is just wow

  • @thenewcedric

    @thenewcedric

    3 жыл бұрын

    I agree. It is great that he explained it with emphasis and clarity. Which part do you most agree on?

  • @samermazahreh

    @samermazahreh

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@thenewcedric all of it was great, what i liked is that the video matched my own personal view or the Tao te Ching's view that each of us has their life plan & what we do conributes to it but doesnt control it, similar to the saying that a river has its own course & what we do can affect it to some extent but cant change the course of the river, so what this guy calls 'luck' in this video i interpreted it as 'life plan'

  • @heinzhaupthaar5590

    @heinzhaupthaar5590

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@samermazahreh It's rather the other way around. We control it to a very meaningful degree, but luck contributes to the outcome. The more exceptional the outcome the larger the contribution, in general at least.

  • @blaynestaleypro

    @blaynestaleypro

    3 жыл бұрын

    This video downplays how important hard work and competence are. If you're smart and hard working there's is an exponentially higher chance that you will succeed in something (maybe not the exact thing that you are striving for but something) then if you're not hard working and incompetent.

  • @rronaldogabriel

    @rronaldogabriel

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@blaynestaleypro “If wealth was the inevitable result of hard work and enterprise, every woman in Africa would be a millionaire.” ― George Monbiot

  • @MarcAdamsDev
    @MarcAdamsDev3 жыл бұрын

    Your shout out to VSauce and how you met your wife really hit me in the feels.

  • @chrismcardle7296

    @chrismcardle7296

    3 жыл бұрын

    same

  • @hello_lemon

    @hello_lemon

    3 жыл бұрын

    same

  • @mauriciobezerra1519

    @mauriciobezerra1519

    3 жыл бұрын

    same

  • @d.roq619

    @d.roq619

    3 жыл бұрын

    sameeee

  • @independancedayisawesome4689

    @independancedayisawesome4689

    3 жыл бұрын

    same

  • @ReidoDoritoCoolRanch
    @ReidoDoritoCoolRanch7 ай бұрын

    Amazing storytelling with great visuals and insightful high-level studies. Also, phenomenal camera work at 0:59-1:04, perfectly complimented the script. Sweet stuff!

  • @rajveerrathod-zq1xz
    @rajveerrathod-zq1xz4 ай бұрын

    I like the last part of the video in which you summarise in explanation. it really helped me recall an strengthen the concepts of the video. I recommend adding a time line feature to your video, it helps us, scoopy learners understand in Summery and then tell it to our friends and families jn our own words.❤❤

  • @faranocks
    @faranocks3 жыл бұрын

    "Current isn't measured in Volts?" "That's hot"

  • @SwedishRagers

    @SwedishRagers

    3 жыл бұрын

    hahaha truee

  • @thatoneguy908

    @thatoneguy908

    3 жыл бұрын

    lol

  • @0000song0000

    @0000song0000

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ampers... And wow, that's a crazy way to flirt

  • @arunotei

    @arunotei

    3 жыл бұрын

    Well, that's known for a very long time - that smartness is a helluva sexy thing ;)

  • @shefchenko111

    @shefchenko111

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@arunotei That's why couples play with their minds in bed, right? :D

  • @bikalimark
    @bikalimark3 жыл бұрын

    "Downplaying the importance of chance events may actually improve the probability of success because if you percieve an outcome to be uncertain you're less likely to invest effort in it which further decreases your chances of success." damn that was a hard sentence

  • @seaweedglob

    @seaweedglob

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hopefully more people embrace that.

  • @abraxas365

    @abraxas365

    3 жыл бұрын

    Or said another way: "You miss 100% of the shots you don't take."

  • @davidrice4873

    @davidrice4873

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@abraxas365 well said

  • @globaldigitaldirectsubsidi4493

    @globaldigitaldirectsubsidi4493

    3 жыл бұрын

    v"Don´t try to be a man of success, try to be a man of value." - Albert Einstein

  • @Jamie-tx7pn

    @Jamie-tx7pn

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@globaldigitaldirectsubsidi4493 ctrl v ctrl v ctrl v

  • @user-if3fb8of7w
    @user-if3fb8of7w6 ай бұрын

    I want to say this video perfectly aligns a mental conversation I have been having with myself for the past 3 years, all the way up to and including the conclusion--that you must fool yourself into believing that you're in absolute complete control of what happens to you in order to (have a chance at) achieving success. It's interesting because I didn't approach it from a scientific lens as you have, but after being exposed to hard determinism. Of course, hard determinism takes it a few steps further in removing freewill altogether. A nice corollary that falls out of these ideas is a real compassion for everyone less fortunate than you up to and including the worst criminals.

  • @attilagyimesi272
    @attilagyimesi2729 ай бұрын

    the part from 10:00 is the most moving piece of youtube I've ever seen. I can also relate to the power of acknowledging luck as a big contributor to my successes - I find it liberating to be able to recognize the extent it contributed to where I am today

  • @duffman7674
    @duffman76743 жыл бұрын

    Derek admitting that his success is through luck immediately after telling the viewer that someone saying this makes them more likeable...

  • @ChitChat

    @ChitChat

    3 жыл бұрын

    My like has increased.

  • @globaldigitaldirectsubsidi4493

    @globaldigitaldirectsubsidi4493

    3 жыл бұрын

    v"Don´t try to be a man of success, try to be a man of value." - Albert Einstein

  • @btCharlie_

    @btCharlie_

    3 жыл бұрын

    the most underappreciated call-to-action

  • @potato-sweet

    @potato-sweet

    3 жыл бұрын

    and I like him more for it! 😂

  • @videogyar2

    @videogyar2

    3 жыл бұрын

    And even though he telled the trick before it still worked.

  • @bgezal
    @bgezal3 жыл бұрын

    I remember this story: There was once someone in charge of selecting recruits for fighter pilot education. He had every application paper in front of him in a pile. They needed to be narrowed down. So he took the top half of the papers and threw in the waste bin. He said: "These applicants were unlucky. We don't want unlucky people as fighter pilots."

  • @nicklockard

    @nicklockard

    3 жыл бұрын

    I love this story. Really made me laugh.

  • @jacksonpercy8044

    @jacksonpercy8044

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hahaha, that's a great story. Do you remember his name by any chance?

  • @DanNguyen-oc3xr

    @DanNguyen-oc3xr

    3 жыл бұрын

    True story or joke?

  • @flecko5

    @flecko5

    3 жыл бұрын

    Feels like I've read this somewhere before....

  • @entertainme121

    @entertainme121

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@DanNguyen-oc3xr it's from the office (uk version)

  • @DevilishKira
    @DevilishKira4 ай бұрын

    When I decided to watch your video I had no Idea I'd end up in tears. This was really beautiful thank you.

  • @MyIQisSchfifty5
    @MyIQisSchfifty53 ай бұрын

    I am fortunate to watch this video right when I needed it the most. Thank you Veritasium for all of your hard work, skills, and luck.

  • @Otgel
    @Otgel2 жыл бұрын

    "so how did you meet our mother" "she noticed that the current wasn't measured in volts" "watt?" "watt?"

  • @TheBluePhoenix008

    @TheBluePhoenix008

    2 жыл бұрын

    She's a keeper

  • @daniso9054

    @daniso9054

    2 жыл бұрын

    And I was amped

  • @md.ihtishamsharif4041

    @md.ihtishamsharif4041

    2 жыл бұрын

    watt u say?

  • @TheBluePhoenix008

    @TheBluePhoenix008

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@md.ihtishamsharif4041 amper

  • @relchan489

    @relchan489

    2 жыл бұрын

    I was ohms

  • @rajanrao
    @rajanrao3 жыл бұрын

    random guy: *born in december* hockey: we don't do that here

  • @gouasmiamouad7983

    @gouasmiamouad7983

    3 жыл бұрын

    😆😆😆

  • @Cod4Wii

    @Cod4Wii

    3 жыл бұрын

    LOL

  • @korakys

    @korakys

    3 жыл бұрын

    I did immediately pause the video and look up Wayne Gretzky by the way. 26th of January.

  • @R1987R

    @R1987R

    3 жыл бұрын

    I was born on december 31st.. So i am extremely unlucky and therefore claim all my succes to my hard work and skills!

  • @Annemoontje

    @Annemoontje

    3 жыл бұрын

    I did gymnastics when I was young and we had two people in our group. Me (born in november) and the other girl (born January 1th - yes really). We were 8-12 years old, and I almost always lost because she would be just a little bigger and stronger than me, her being basically a year older. She was more sloppy, but her strength generally made up for it. It made this bias super obvious.

  • @TzHaarRealm
    @TzHaarRealm4 ай бұрын

    Wow I stumbled upon this at such an opportune time in my life. My friends and I are all struggling with the reality of living in one of the harshest, most expensive places in the US to live. We’re all struggling to get by even with help from our parents. We’ve all hit a brick wall at some point or another, burning ourselves out and feeling bad about ourselves. Thankfully we’re moving through it at our own paces and a couple of us may have found a new opportunity for growth. Thanks for the video. It really stood out for us.

  • @thethinkgrid676

    @thethinkgrid676

    4 ай бұрын

    I recognize that username, fellow Runescaper! Sorry things have been hard for you. Just a thought: Maybe you can consider moving to a low CoL area and look for a remote job?

  • @sizolwethumkhwanazi1377
    @sizolwethumkhwanazi1377Ай бұрын

    WOW!!! Currently my best Veritasium Video. So much knowledge and personal introspection and indirectly, self motivation. Thanks Dude! Love your Page and the knowledge you share!!!! Much love guy. Thanks again dude.

  • @Leosql
    @Leosql Жыл бұрын

    "You should do what you can to increase the luck of others" is a phrase that always get me.

  • @Thinks-First

    @Thinks-First

    Жыл бұрын

    Sure...and "workers of the world unite!" Don't buy into this Leftist drivel. What he's doing here is trying to take the credit from successful people and give it to those who didn't work nor contribute to it. This is the basis of socialism/Marxism. It's nonsense. There is nothing scientific here. This is a POLITICAL video.

  • @damilareidowu6363

    @damilareidowu6363

    10 ай бұрын

    Same here

  • @TheJghan

    @TheJghan

    7 ай бұрын

    But we have to buy his Snatoms kits before he will increase the luck of others. Capitalism at its finest?

  • @obsmagician

    @obsmagician

    6 ай бұрын

    @@TheJghan LOL, exactly. If you buy a lot of SnatomsX and you make this man a billionnaire, maybe this man will reach his self Transcendence and become the most selfless man on earth. He would give back to the society. It is not me who tell that, it's the Maslow's hierarchy of needs and evolution rules. 🤣🤣🤣

  • @bbens999

    @bbens999

    5 ай бұрын

    Agreed. Thanks for thinking like this!

  • @fiddlesticks9887
    @fiddlesticks98878 ай бұрын

    I really like this channel, never boring, sometimes difficult but always worth watching to the end. Good job!

  • @2airvette3
    @2airvette34 ай бұрын

    bravoo!! this is exactly what is stated in the book Outliers. it´s so important to have this perception. you´ve managed to make a captivating video about the topic that explains the gist of the idea in a very friendly manner.

  • @sy5tem3rrer
    @sy5tem3rrer3 жыл бұрын

    So I need to be an optimist while secretly being a pessimist but also a closet realist.

  • @blurgle9185

    @blurgle9185

    3 жыл бұрын

    I think I need press a screwdriver through my head at this point if to achieve that "happy-go-lucky" attitude.

  • @lordsiomai

    @lordsiomai

    3 жыл бұрын

    you summed it up perfectly

  • @LAFooFrmLA

    @LAFooFrmLA

    3 жыл бұрын

    Pretty much sums it up

  • @user-kb1dw9kg9j

    @user-kb1dw9kg9j

    3 жыл бұрын

    well i cant think of a better way to sum it up

  • @manas1260

    @manas1260

    3 жыл бұрын

    and I thought being like this is bad 😐

  • @RobbyBoy167
    @RobbyBoy1673 жыл бұрын

    "Yep that's how i met your mother" hahaha wow didn't know one Instagram comment could lead to a lifetime of events.

  • @sanguinetenetsofnull9227

    @sanguinetenetsofnull9227

    3 жыл бұрын

    hahahaha, I know right. It really moved me!

  • @globaldigitaldirectsubsidi4493

    @globaldigitaldirectsubsidi4493

    3 жыл бұрын

    "Don´t try to be a man of success, try to be a man of value." - Albert Einstein

  • @j__Shaww

    @j__Shaww

    3 жыл бұрын

    You know he slid in them dm's 😏😏

  • @PuudingMusic

    @PuudingMusic

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's why you should never mess with the timeline

  • @liamhodgson

    @liamhodgson

    3 жыл бұрын

    How about one KZread comment uwu

  • @WorldExplorer_777
    @WorldExplorer_7775 ай бұрын

    Very thoughtful and well articulated. Phenomenal video man. Keep up the good work.

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    @dianataylor9919 ай бұрын

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    @dianataylor991

    9 ай бұрын

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    @dianataylor991

    9 ай бұрын

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  • @dianataylor991

    @dianataylor991

    9 ай бұрын

    •Isabelle Chloe Scott•

  • @sarahfletcher01

    @sarahfletcher01

    9 ай бұрын

    We all have different impressions of an approach that defines how we understand and act on it regardless of the truth.

  • @sarahfletcher01

    @sarahfletcher01

    9 ай бұрын

    The approach here is true and should be put into action. feeIs good to be here.

  • @RomanQrr
    @RomanQrr3 жыл бұрын

    Surprisingly enough when people that live single are asked what percentage of mess they are responsible for the answers are always 140%. Edit: Never had a comment that blew up like this. Thank you for liking my dumb joke.

  • @TBM7777

    @TBM7777

    3 жыл бұрын

    Makes sense to me

  • @harshvardhanwagare5663

    @harshvardhanwagare5663

    3 жыл бұрын

    Luck factor matters less than HARD WORK

  • @Make_it_Make_Cents

    @Make_it_Make_Cents

    3 жыл бұрын

    Akhil Ajith it’s more so, one person may say 60% is mine whilst the other says 80% is mine. Combined that’s 140%.

  • @rajesshpraneeth8319

    @rajesshpraneeth8319

    3 жыл бұрын

    ​@@akhilajith5374 Since they are not allowed to discuss the amount of work they do they say more than they are supposed to. I say I do 70% of the work and my partner says she does 70% of the work. Hence 70 plus 70 becomes 140.

  • @abdu_jilani

    @abdu_jilani

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@harshvardhanwagare5663 not when u make u own luck haha

  • @kuroiflyerneko
    @kuroiflyerneko2 жыл бұрын

    My dad used to say that "success is where opportunity meets preparedness." You're not prepared you can't snag that opportunity and it'll just pass you by. On the other hand, you can prepare all you want, but if the opportunity doesn't present itself then you should still be proud of what you have accomplished, because although the hard work you put into being prepared didn't pay off in the way you imagined it would it still counts for something, you still went somewhere. And who knows, there may be a different opportunity you can snag that you didn't see coming. Be proud of where you are, strive to be better than you are now, find comfort in the present, and look toward the future and the infinite possibilities it holds.

  • @genericcommentor1111

    @genericcommentor1111

    2 жыл бұрын

    Your words are reassuring thank you

  • @renaissance_bhattacharya367

    @renaissance_bhattacharya367

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yes Absolutely true

  • @ashleywalls4097

    @ashleywalls4097

    2 жыл бұрын

    Guess it all depends on what you consider success.

  • @MSMediaRotterdam

    @MSMediaRotterdam

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hear! Hear!

  • @mathfreak2521

    @mathfreak2521

    2 жыл бұрын

    I think I'm going to credit you when I become successful 😂 .

  • @liam_the_shades
    @liam_the_shades7 ай бұрын

    I’m incredibly grateful that this incredibly important video exists. I’ll watch it every time it appears in my feed, and I hope by leaving a comment that more people will be lucky enough to see it. Thanks for making such fantastic content, Derek 😊

  • @TheMONo589

    @TheMONo589

    4 ай бұрын

    watch it again broski

  • @wai1f
    @wai1f9 ай бұрын

    Great video! I like the part you show your example when building up the youtube channel! Your videos are always inspiring, informative and down to earth 👍👍

  • @dashalte8604
    @dashalte86043 жыл бұрын

    Ah a CPG grey shirt. A true man of culture :)

  • @vincentngo9186

    @vincentngo9186

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Jen farmer uh, what

  • @mosti72

    @mosti72

    3 жыл бұрын

    More like CGP Grey

  • @TalostheCat

    @TalostheCat

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Jen farmer Please prove this.

  • @namanchauhan245

    @namanchauhan245

    3 жыл бұрын

    What is cgp?

  • @vantascuriosity4540

    @vantascuriosity4540

    3 жыл бұрын

    CGP and Vertasium are good friends

  • @alpha_berchermuesli5975
    @alpha_berchermuesli59753 жыл бұрын

    "Hey that's a cool shirt" - CGP Grey, probably

  • @tarifaelivrin5570

    @tarifaelivrin5570

    3 жыл бұрын

    also: me XD

  • @asdfxcy

    @asdfxcy

    3 жыл бұрын

    And some nice stick figures... ;)

  • @daan1599

    @daan1599

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hey cool stickfigures CPG grey probably.

  • @crouchc-1377

    @crouchc-1377

    3 жыл бұрын

    The t-shirt is CGP Great

  • @PTLAmb

    @PTLAmb

    3 жыл бұрын

    The animations remind me o GCP Grey. I wonder if that is Veritasium's way of showing gratitude to GCP Grey...

  • @deannacolosimo8619
    @deannacolosimo86193 ай бұрын

    Love this so much! It's so informative, inspiring and uplifting.

  • @orufam
    @orufam7 ай бұрын

    Wow. What a great video! Very well explained. Thank you, and thanks to everyone and everything that enabled discovering this talent. Thank you!

  • @gutswithdrip879
    @gutswithdrip8793 жыл бұрын

    Celebrity motivational videos be like: I was sitting on the porch one day, depressed, had nothing to do, I was weak. I was all alone. My dad walked over to me and sat beside me. My dad told me something that would forever change my life and set me u For success, He told me “son, my multi-billion dollar company is yours now”

  • @ieatlunchanddinnerforbreak7456

    @ieatlunchanddinnerforbreak7456

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wow, that's very inspirational... Thank you, I'm much more motivated now

  • @rafliavriza3651

    @rafliavriza3651

    3 жыл бұрын

    Very emotional indeed

  • @erikhp35c95

    @erikhp35c95

    3 жыл бұрын

    2 years later you went bankrupt or he did indead coach you?

  • @talk2minie

    @talk2minie

    3 жыл бұрын

    😂🤣

  • @frankcastle1862

    @frankcastle1862

    3 жыл бұрын

    Really motivated 😭😭😭😭 wish more people were like his dad👍👍👍👍

  • @randyekrer431
    @randyekrer4313 жыл бұрын

    "increase the luck of others" that is the best phrase I have ever heard

  • @scottwilliams3665

    @scottwilliams3665

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's hard to increase the luck of others that arent willing to work to better their lives. Yo ur effort will be wasted

  • @AravindHan008

    @AravindHan008

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@scottwilliams3665 they are tired of their bad luck and circumstance , no man is lazy by birth. help people as much as possible don't expect any return

  • @randyekrer431

    @randyekrer431

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@AravindHan008 exactly.

  • @ZorbaTheDutch

    @ZorbaTheDutch

    3 жыл бұрын

    Luck is zero-sum. We cannot increase everyone's luck. But we can increase opportunities. And we can help people deal better with good and bad luck.

  • @randyekrer431

    @randyekrer431

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@ZorbaTheDutch No. It's not. Going from where most of the world is in poverty to where we are now, to the future where no one would die of poverty or of diseases. You are lucky today by all means. Don't be an entitled ....

  • @MegaSomething101
    @MegaSomething1018 ай бұрын

    This man is preaching love man! Its almost making me cry😢

  • @beespd14
    @beespd148 ай бұрын

    Found this 3 years later and it is such an enlightenment! Thank you for the amazing video🙏

  • @skn180
    @skn1803 жыл бұрын

    in Pakistan, there is a saying, "If Success comes from hard work, then show me a rich donkey" edit: some are very confused so im editing this for clarification purposes. this expression implies Hard work is not the only element which helps u be successful, luck counts aswell. So if u keep the context in mind of the video, u willl see that i didnt randomly write an expression. but to help understand the video better. and if u dont like the expression, thats fine.

  • @sandenium

    @sandenium

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's why no one takes pakistan seriously

  • @alexdenyakin5661

    @alexdenyakin5661

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@commanderleo you can't compare something that doesn't have the same capabilities as humans, to having the same outcomes as humans, because humans are different. That's why the saying is dumb, a donkey would never get rich even from hard work, ever, and is why the other guy said no one takes Pakistan seriously, because of silly sayings

  • @TabeshKhan

    @TabeshKhan

    3 жыл бұрын

    Don't know if they work hard, but a couple of em exposed their donkeyness here in the comments. 😆

  • @alexdenyakin5661

    @alexdenyakin5661

    3 жыл бұрын

    CommanderLeo real sayings have truth to them

  • @rocky4542

    @rocky4542

    3 жыл бұрын

    Why make roast of your self bro ! Seriously Pakistan believe in that ?

  • @Firecat8
    @Firecat8 Жыл бұрын

    One of my favorite quotes - "Luck is where preparation meets opportunity."

  • @frost1183

    @frost1183

    Жыл бұрын

    Except many unprepared people become wildly successful without working hard at all. So

  • @kalyani1379

    @kalyani1379

    Жыл бұрын

    @@frost1183 could be true in some special cases but preparation/hardwork is still required to maintain that success

  • @Nickel287

    @Nickel287

    Жыл бұрын

    Said by Tom Platz

  • @5k-fcr121

    @5k-fcr121

    Жыл бұрын

    Or where you are born in a rich household in a rich country

  • @QUINSYlarynx

    @QUINSYlarynx

    Жыл бұрын

    I agree with the statement, however, it comes with a caveat. The finesse of the prep is influenced by environment. Environment could also decide whether or not you get the opportunity that matches your prep.

  • @camandrec
    @camandrec17 күн бұрын

    You are an amazing KZreadr. Thanks for educating us!

  • @user-li2wv3vs9f
    @user-li2wv3vs9fАй бұрын

    Your videos are simply ... thoughtful, ... brilliant.

  • @lanzer22
    @lanzer223 жыл бұрын

    Wow, finally, a successful influencer that doesn't put himself on the pedestal and teaches all the factors that we love to ignore. Bravo.

  • @fran6b

    @fran6b

    3 жыл бұрын

    Maybe surprisingly, Pewdipie have the same conception about the role luck plays in his own success. He openly talks about it. I always thought it was great of him.

  • @777Skeptic

    @777Skeptic

    3 жыл бұрын

    There's something about being in film/theater (Veritasium went to film school briefly) that seems to make people self-reflect more. They're usually more self-aware and humble.

  • @CanariasCanariass

    @CanariasCanariass

    3 жыл бұрын

    @DATING HARLEY QUINN Your story sounds interesting..

  • @samgamgee7384
    @samgamgee73843 жыл бұрын

    “If wealth was the inevitable result of hard work and enterprise, every woman in Africa would be a millionaire.” ― George Monbiot

  • @Vennillion

    @Vennillion

    3 жыл бұрын

    Sorry but I think that is a stupid quote because the women in Africa aren’t working hard to get wealthy, they’re working hard to live. So while its true that wealth isn’t the inevitable result of hard work and enterprise the second part doesn’t prove it’s not.

  • @krejziks3398

    @krejziks3398

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Vennillion It's not stupid quote, you just didn't get it.

  • @sandersrk

    @sandersrk

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Vennillion He didn't say they worked hard to get rich, he said they worked hard so they should be rich. Reading comprehension

  • @keis_Leis

    @keis_Leis

    3 жыл бұрын

    True that. If hardwork Really was the only ingredient to success even a donkey would have been the king of Animals

  • @rgamer7252

    @rgamer7252

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@Vennillion It's OK man, you were too quick to comment on this, that you forgot to understand when he really meant. Read twice before replying.

  • @kevinmitchell2801
    @kevinmitchell28013 күн бұрын

    This made my day. Love your work!

  • @sebaschan-uwu
    @sebaschan-uwuАй бұрын

    Your last bit of advice is spot on. Never rely on luck, but it's ok to take chances every now and then. And when you are struck with bad luck, well most of the time it's because you did something that led to a risky situation you should have never been in. And when you succeed, you should understand what was caused directly by your hard work and what was good fortune.

  • @Bronzescorpion
    @Bronzescorpion3 жыл бұрын

    For years my own mantra has been: "feel superior, know that you are not". I think that falls quite in line with the paradoxical advice. My inner feeling of superiority makes me confident that I can achieve what I set out to do. My acknowledgement of the lie makes it so I don't treat others as lesser people, but with dignity. Regarding luck, I once heard someone say: "You can't increase your luck, but you can increase your opportunities for luck to happen." This is a great outlook and if you live like that, you will probably be perceived as a lucky person, simply because the number of times you were lucky will in general increase.

  • @davidjaramillo7187

    @davidjaramillo7187

    3 жыл бұрын

    good mantra

  • @davidjaramillo7187

    @davidjaramillo7187

    3 жыл бұрын

    @Cryonic Family sorry im not following you.

  • @stof455

    @stof455

    3 жыл бұрын

    If I shoot 3 shots on a basketball court, I might miss all. But if I take 100 shots I might make at least 1.

  • @Bronzescorpion

    @Bronzescorpion

    3 жыл бұрын

    @DéJi Vu trying to succeed is never wasted effort even if you fail, especially if you learn from your experiences.

  • @davidjaramillo7187

    @davidjaramillo7187

    3 жыл бұрын

    @DéJi Vu yeah but at least you give yourself a chance, if you try you can get some things if you dont try...well you wont get anything.....unless you are EXTREMELY lucky.

  • @MrPhilsterable
    @MrPhilsterable3 жыл бұрын

    Oh hey, a CGP Grey shirt. That's cool.

  • @JHD42

    @JHD42

    3 жыл бұрын

    Indeed. Good on you, Dirk form Veristablium.

  • @mariuscheek

    @mariuscheek

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yep, love the Grey shirt!!!

  • @EricMBlog

    @EricMBlog

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@JHD42 HA! That was the first thing I though when I started this video.

  • @aliensinnoh1

    @aliensinnoh1

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@JHD42 The Duke from the Vatican

  • @Ryzanify44

    @Ryzanify44

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ethan Stewart it says cgp grey

  • @RAHULRATHWA
    @RAHULRATHWA8 ай бұрын

    Boundless appreciation to you for producing such profound video 👏

  • @hadipawar2539
    @hadipawar25392 ай бұрын

    This is gold! I mean if i list out all the things that needed to happen at the right time for me to be where i m today it would be a huge list ! One thing to add is that hardwork and determination basically increase your chances of capitalizing on the opportunities presented to you by luck.

  • @sreerajr7938
    @sreerajr79383 жыл бұрын

    This is what a real influencer looks like, he says sensible things and makes us think in another dimension.

  • @smartereveryday
    @smartereveryday3 жыл бұрын

    You're a good Dad Derek. I'm really enjoying your recent videos.

  • @Jaami

    @Jaami

    3 жыл бұрын

    Love your work!

  • @OverTheVoids

    @OverTheVoids

    3 жыл бұрын

    So Destin, how exactly did luck play into you meeting your kids' mother?

  • @mrsanti800

    @mrsanti800

    3 жыл бұрын

    Both of you guys are awesome!

  • @SimonLAylett1

    @SimonLAylett1

    3 жыл бұрын

    I like that you can be complimentary about Derek, Destin, even after he said Turbulent Flow > Laminar Flow... :D

  • @cptCrax

    @cptCrax

    3 жыл бұрын

    Well this is just heart-warming.

  • @LiveInteractiveTube
    @LiveInteractiveTube7 ай бұрын

    one of the best gems of Derek, I keep returning to or sending to people. He has quite a few of these super gems.

  • @arunabhchakravorty2380
    @arunabhchakravorty23807 ай бұрын

    It literally felt like a slap on my face. I was just talking about who contributed the most in Theatre. Such a great video, thank you!

  • @SethTheVictor
    @SethTheVictor3 жыл бұрын

    One said a wise man: "I have seen highly skilled and intelligent men serving the highly lucky ones."

  • @MulinaTheAngelWolf

    @MulinaTheAngelWolf

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ooh. this

  • @mukundathakur5097

    @mukundathakur5097

    3 жыл бұрын

    Who said this

  • @SethTheVictor

    @SethTheVictor

    3 жыл бұрын

    -by Umar bin Khattab (not sure, please someone help us know)

  • @jesussavessinners9980

    @jesussavessinners9980

    3 жыл бұрын

    kzread.info/dash/bejne/hneHt62CmM3LptI.html

  • @notchs0son

    @notchs0son

    3 жыл бұрын

    Welders

  • @Dave-um7mw
    @Dave-um7mw2 жыл бұрын

    I guess this is why persistence is so important. The more times you try, the more chances you have at getting high enough luck.

  • @jibriel4200

    @jibriel4200

    2 жыл бұрын

    This is a very good comment. Some people might be feeling down after this, feeling as if they may not have had the same chances as others (me included) , but the fact is we can create our own luck. No matter how unfair life has been, as long as you keep working hard and keep knocking on those doors, there will come a time where one of those doors will open. It may take days, weeks, months or years, but you would rather work hard and try to get an opportunity than to sit at home and be upset about the unfairness of life.

  • @shantiescovedo4361

    @shantiescovedo4361

    2 жыл бұрын

    Great comment.

  • @jessikapiche6097

    @jessikapiche6097

    2 жыл бұрын

    I kind of disagree. Sometimes, no matter how many times you try, or how hard you work, you will fail. This is a fact of life and the sooner people learn that, the sooner they will stop believing in those pop psychology nonesense. In the past years, According to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, about 20% of U.S. small businesses fail within the first year. By the end of their fifth year, roughly 50% have faltered. After 10 years, only around a third of businesses have survived. Surprisingly, business failure rates are fairly consistent and are not directly connected with covid 19 but rather is a fairly normal failure rates... So unless you get a little help from pure luck, whanever you try your hardess, you have a fair chance to lose your business, your health and your mind trying... Does that mean you should stop trying? No, but if you keep doing the same thing over and over, 'persistance' being your only strategy, it is not gonna work. You may need to change your approach, or consider 'failing for good', and move to something else... Adaptability is more useful than stubborness. And sometimes, accepting your failure is a big part of your future success.

  • @jibriel4200

    @jibriel4200

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@jessikapiche6097 You need a large amount of luck and social connections, I agree. When I said that you should stay working hard and persist, you explained pretty much what I meant . Persistance doesn't necessarily mean being stubborn and executing the same method repeatedly, but rather the persistence in the ability to adapt and overcome. To look at your mistakes from an analytical viewpoint so that you could do the same task with higher efficiency. You adapt, persist, analyse mistakes and overcome.

  • @Dave-um7mw

    @Dave-um7mw

    2 жыл бұрын

    Persistence isn't constantly walking into a wall until you get through, it's continuing to try to find a way around, over, or sometimes threw it, instead of giving up. So what you call adaptability I consider to be part of persistence.

  • @stavroskar9740
    @stavroskar974010 ай бұрын

    Dostoyevsky's "poor folks" is a great novel that touches on this topic in an unusual way. Great video!

  • @pldaniels
    @pldaniels8 ай бұрын

    2 years late here, but I've recently started watching these videos and was wondering why I found the voice so "famliar", and in this video I see you're from Sydney, ie, an Australian. Very much do enjoy the way you present your topics. This one in particular is something I frequently discuss with my wife ( coincidentally, also a "luck" meeting after being casually deported from South Africa ). Thank you for putting the effort in to the videos.

  • @alex0589
    @alex05893 жыл бұрын

    It’s like they say: luck has to find you working ...in that girl’s DMs. “Yes youre right, current isnt measured in volts, it’s measured in amp you free this saturday? Watt’s ur name. Volt you go to the movies with me?” -Derek, probly

  • @chuckwilliams6261

    @chuckwilliams6261

    3 жыл бұрын

    Ohm just gonna give this comment a thumbs up.

  • @mountainc1027

    @mountainc1027

    3 жыл бұрын

    Gauss you meant a right hand grip rule.

  • @petrichors

    @petrichors

    3 жыл бұрын

    Alex, 😂 you are amazing !!

  • @upendraverma5435

    @upendraverma5435

    3 жыл бұрын

    *Then he went to the jewellery shop and when he saw the **_rate of joules_** , he was like- **_"Watt !?"_*

  • @paradisepussy9545

    @paradisepussy9545

    3 жыл бұрын

    🤕 BMC Medical Co, LTD (BMC) was founded in 2001 and is the leading Chinese developer of home respiratory care devices. BMC’s product portfolio includes: CPAP Masks, CPAP/BiPAP Machines and Sleep Diagnostic devices. kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZXxqkrZqj5fYebA.html

  • @BushwickSounds
    @BushwickSounds Жыл бұрын

    "It seems a cruel trick of our psychology that successful people without any malice will credit their success largely to their own hard work and ingenuity, and therefore contribute less to maintaining the very circumstances that made that success possible in the first place." - wow this was damn well said!

  • @Sam-fp8zm

    @Sam-fp8zm

    Жыл бұрын

    it makes no sense

  • @ruwanpremashantha428

    @ruwanpremashantha428

    Жыл бұрын

    yes I agree

  • @ashleyferdinand9996

    @ashleyferdinand9996

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Sam-fp8zm It basically is saying that people who believe that the only reason they are successful is because of themselves that they aren't as inclined to contribute back into the society and systems which helped them achieve it in the first place.

  • @Sam-fp8zm

    @Sam-fp8zm

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ashleyferdinand9996 yeh thanks I get it now. after reading your comment.

  • @ashleyferdinand9996

    @ashleyferdinand9996

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Sam-fp8zm glad i could help 😃

  • @King_SPL
    @King_SPL27 күн бұрын

    I’ve seen a lot of successful and unsuccessful people over my lifetime. It is extremely, extremely evident in my experience that luck plays a far greater role than hard work. The most successful people tended to have the richest and most educated parents. It was literally as simple as that. The least successful people had mental or physical illnesses from a young age, traumatic childhoods, and even when they worked their ass off it achieved next to nothing compared to the rich people.

  • @dijshonstephens7257
    @dijshonstephens72579 ай бұрын

    I loved this vid! Thank you for putting things in perspective!

  • @CJT3X
    @CJT3X3 жыл бұрын

    “It is possible to commit no mistakes, and still lose” - Picard

  • @ryanfield763

    @ryanfield763

    3 жыл бұрын

    I actually think about that quote alot, really puts things into perspective

  • @MikinessAnalog

    @MikinessAnalog

    3 жыл бұрын

    He was speaking to Lt. Commander Data, then walked out.

  • @meme4one

    @meme4one

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's possible to work hard all your life and never have "success". Then what is success and what is winning.

  • @axelrios276

    @axelrios276

    3 жыл бұрын

    Pete success must be equal to happiness and wisdom

  • @meme4one

    @meme4one

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@axelrios276 depends on your personal view, but yes, whatever brings you happiness. Money, fame, easy life, sexual partners.

  • @SnoopyDoofie
    @SnoopyDoofie3 жыл бұрын

    Imagine being the lucky engineer who gets to build the largest "unsinkable" ship on earth and be onboard during its maiden voyage.

  • @marinlarin

    @marinlarin

    3 жыл бұрын

    They should make a movie about that

  • @kemosgaming8777

    @kemosgaming8777

    3 жыл бұрын

    I dont know why but this comment reminds me of the titanic

  • @rajaryanvishwakarma8915

    @rajaryanvishwakarma8915

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@kemosgaming8777 bruh, he really is talking about Titanic.

  • @martandaditya6940

    @martandaditya6940

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@rajaryanvishwakarma8915 Really! You don't say

  • @kemosgaming8777

    @kemosgaming8777

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@rajaryanvishwakarma8915 Ohh

  • @wasifalam545
    @wasifalam5458 ай бұрын

    Very very insightful and based upon reality, exactly what I needed at this time of my life. Thank you, you got a new subscriber ❤🎉

  • @harinaralasetty
    @harinaralasettyАй бұрын

    Thanks for sharing such a wonderful video. People easily blame others for their lack of success, they must watch this. ❤

  • @Deception975
    @Deception9753 жыл бұрын

    "Yep, that is how I met your mother." I'm not crying, you're crying.

  • @SerenityM54L2SAM5L5N1

    @SerenityM54L2SAM5L5N1

    3 жыл бұрын

    Crying? I'm laughing.

  • @HassanEido1

    @HassanEido1

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hahhaha

  • @chrisklugh

    @chrisklugh

    3 жыл бұрын

    I'm a dude watching a sciency video. Did not expect that emotion at all!

  • @the_original_Bilb_Ono

    @the_original_Bilb_Ono

    3 жыл бұрын

    If i found a woman who was into science i would probably fall head over heels for her too. Lol It would be cool to find a woman of any kind, but that requires me to leave my house and actually put in effort and thats way too much to ask.

  • @Sushobhit333

    @Sushobhit333

    3 жыл бұрын

    Wait what happened to physics girl? 😮

  • @alux
    @alux3 жыл бұрын

    Moral of the story: if you got lucky, don't let it go to waste!

  • @S3r53

    @S3r53

    3 жыл бұрын

    I do watch your videos Alux. I am a Aluxer

  • @powerofknowledge7771

    @powerofknowledge7771

    3 жыл бұрын

    @sneaky stepdad Just a suggestion: Perhaps it would be a good idea to check in on your mental urge to childishly call people names and your lack of ability to learn new things. I'm going to take a guess and say it's a lame attempt at making yourself feel better... I'm sorry you have such a low opinion about yourself that you have to come on here and do that. Maybe if you educated yourself, you'd live a much more fulfilling life and wouldn't feel the need to troll the comments. Hope you get to feeling better. I know life is hard for many right now, especially with the current lack of good leadership. Take care.

  • @SuperBhavanishankar

    @SuperBhavanishankar

    3 жыл бұрын

    I subscribed you again

  • @jek__

    @jek__

    3 жыл бұрын

    If you let it go to waste, you weren't lucky enough to succeed in the first place. The strongest people are rarely the ones who get recognition for it, it would be a huge coincidence for someone to be both the strongest at something and effectively personable enough to share it en masse

  • @Bittertokken

    @Bittertokken

    3 жыл бұрын

    Angela Reuss the fact that they missed that part says a lot.

  • @sylvestersam2724
    @sylvestersam27248 ай бұрын

    Great video. Hard work and skills are needed of course, to prepare ourselves when luck blows our way! In our local Chinese community there's a saying, hokki te it punsu te ji, which means luck is number one and intelligence or education is number two. And often translated to no matter how smart or hard working you are, without luck (hokki) you won't be successful. So this video is very well reminded me of that mindset. It's good to do hard work but don't take all the credit as luck gives you the way.

  • @jubairnewaz6202
    @jubairnewaz62028 ай бұрын

    One of the Most Intriguing videos I have seen. Thank you for sharing.

  • @aarongall9191
    @aarongall91912 жыл бұрын

    This is also why it's impressive Arnold Schwarzenegger says there's no such thing as a self-made man, and acknowledges all those who helped him.

  • @seth7745

    @seth7745

    2 жыл бұрын

    Elon Musk has the same attitude. Which is why his teams are so successful and motivated. However Arnold is a joke now that he joined the the shake and bake "I'm a professional climatologist" bandwagon. He's just a joke and a loser now. He should have just stuck to Bodybuilding.

  • @aarongall9191

    @aarongall9191

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@seth7745 whatever you're doing right now, just stick to that. Never try to change and learn new things. There's a chance you'll make mistakes along the way and people will judge you. Trust me. I see it all the time.

  • @seth7745

    @seth7745

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@aarongall9191 Nice Red Herring fallacy. I'm not criticizing anyone for making a mistake here. I am a lifelong learner like anyone else, but pretending like you are an expert on climate change when you are not is not "learning new things". We are not talking about a mistake, we are talking about overreaching outside of ones area of expertise. I'm an engineer. We have a code of ethics that prohibit this, but politicians do not apparently.

  • @kingzingo1784

    @kingzingo1784

    2 жыл бұрын

    There's really not anything under our control. Where we're born is predetermined, our parents are predetermined, our genetic makeup is predetermined, our sexuality is predetermined, our thoughts are predetermined, the way we react to situations are caused by predetermined factors, we can never be truly free. Everything we do is because of factors outside of our control. Kind of like dying because you were at the wrong place at the wrong time. Things completely out of our control determines whether we live or die. And I can't even imagine a functional world where this wasn't the case.

  • @Glenhh

    @Glenhh

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@seth7745 Just a quick guess, those quotation marks you used….not really a quote, right?