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Success and luck : good fortune and the myth of meritocracy / Robert H. Frank.
Publisher: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2016]Copyright date: 2016Description: xx, 187 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780691167404
- 0691167400
- HB71 .F69584 2016
Contents:
Summary: "A New York Times economics columnist explores the findings in recent years by scientists who have discovered that chance plays a much larger role in important life situations than most people imagine, showing how a more accurate understanding of this discovery could lead to better, richer and fairer economies and societies, "--NoveList.
Write What You Know --
Why Seemingly Trivial Random Events Matter --
How Winner-Take-All Markets Magnify Luck's Role --
Why the Biggest Winners Are Almost Always Lucky --
Why False Beliefs about Luck and Talent Persist --
The Burden of False Beliefs --
We're in Luck: A Golden Opportunity --
Being Grateful.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Write What You Know --
Why Seemingly Trivial Random Events Matter --
How Winner-Take-All Markets Magnify Luck's Role --
Why the Biggest Winners Are Almost Always Lucky --
Why False Beliefs about Luck and Talent Persist --
The Burden of False Beliefs --
We're in Luck: A Golden Opportunity --
Being Grateful.
"A New York Times economics columnist explores the findings in recent years by scientists who have discovered that chance plays a much larger role in important life situations than most people imagine, showing how a more accurate understanding of this discovery could lead to better, richer and fairer economies and societies, "--NoveList.
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