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Holding IQ constant, what is the biggest difference between successful and failu

In my opinion, the successful make decisions quickly.
Topaz cocky codepig dragon
  01/05/26
Money. CSLG (successful) has it, disco fries (failure) doesn...
ivory spectacular forum boistinker
  01/05/26
Confidence / comfort bullshitting.
sickened greedy gaming laptop stead
  01/05/26
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Dun Resort
  01/05/26
Bias towards action. Grit. Comfort making, and acting on, de...
trip orchid parlour
  01/05/26
luck, and it’s not even close. this is true even witho...
buff legend theater
  01/05/26
Successful people make their own luck to some degree. Yes I ...
trip orchid parlour
  01/05/26
i would phrase it as they often proactively take steps that ...
buff legend theater
  01/05/26
...
Slimy telephone
  01/05/26
phenotype
flirting arrogant giraffe church
  01/05/26
Also, height. Though one in a million manlets always has wor...
trip orchid parlour
  01/05/26
conscientiousness and extroversion
vivacious stubborn hospital
  01/05/26
being highly sociable,this can be done through sociopathy or...
charcoal haunted graveyard mexican
  01/05/26
wanting it more, it's that simple.
drab aromatic newt
  01/05/26
if "success" just means acquisitiveness, there are...
concupiscible mustard pit
  01/05/26
talking about monetary/career success
Topaz cocky codepig dragon
  01/05/26
...
drab aromatic newt
  01/05/26


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Date: January 5th, 2026 4:48 PM
Author: Topaz cocky codepig dragon

In my opinion, the successful make decisions quickly.

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Date: January 5th, 2026 4:49 PM
Author: ivory spectacular forum boistinker

Money. CSLG (successful) has it, disco fries (failure) doesn’t

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817663&forum_id=2#49564835)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 4:49 PM
Author: sickened greedy gaming laptop stead

Confidence / comfort bullshitting.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817663&forum_id=2#49564837)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 4:51 PM
Author: Dun Resort



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Date: January 5th, 2026 4:51 PM
Author: trip orchid parlour

Bias towards action. Grit. Comfort making, and acting on, decisions with uncertainty (because by taking action they impact outcomes rather than waiting around for perfect information by which time all alpha is gone.)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817663&forum_id=2#49564841)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 4:51 PM
Author: buff legend theater

luck, and it’s not even close. this is true even without adjusting for iq.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817663&forum_id=2#49564842)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 4:53 PM
Author: trip orchid parlour

Successful people make their own luck to some degree. Yes I know I sound like a boomer.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817663&forum_id=2#49564850)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 4:55 PM
Author: buff legend theater

i would phrase it as they often proactively take steps that are beneficial to leveraging any luck that falls their way, but there is truth to this.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817663&forum_id=2#49564856)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 5:50 PM
Author: Slimy telephone



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Date: January 5th, 2026 4:56 PM
Author: flirting arrogant giraffe church

phenotype

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Date: January 5th, 2026 4:58 PM
Author: trip orchid parlour

Also, height. Though one in a million manlets always has world changing potential on account of their lack of height.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817663&forum_id=2#49564862)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 4:58 PM
Author: vivacious stubborn hospital

conscientiousness and extroversion

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817663&forum_id=2#49564864)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 5:00 PM
Author: charcoal haunted graveyard mexican

being highly sociable,this can be done through sociopathy or just being very outgoing but who you know matters infinitely more than what you know and in every single instance, the top guy in any field outside of like chess or something is never the smartest or hardest working

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817663&forum_id=2#49564868)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 5:02 PM
Author: drab aromatic newt

wanting it more, it's that simple.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817663&forum_id=2#49564872)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 5:04 PM
Author: concupiscible mustard pit

if "success" just means acquisitiveness, there are smart people who aren't acquisitive and thus don't care either way afaik.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817663&forum_id=2#49564874)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 5:07 PM
Author: Topaz cocky codepig dragon

talking about monetary/career success

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817663&forum_id=2#49564883)



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Date: January 5th, 2026 5:20 PM
Author: drab aromatic newt



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5817663&forum_id=2#49564908)