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This is why you’re slow: How comparison distorts your perception

This is why you’re slow: How comparison distorts your perception

David Elikwu
Jun 11, 2023
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There’s a disconnect when successful people say the secret to success is simply "working hard".

The audience always scoffs. It sounds disingenuous, banal and unhelpful.

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Partly because not everyone who is successful worked…

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