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Twitter co-founder Biz Stone is fond of saying:
"Timing, perseverance and ten years of trying will eventually make you seem like an overnight success."
Rarely have I heard someone so clearly articulate both what it usually takes to do well at something and how commonly we misrepresent the path to success.
Biz Stone explains his story in Things a Little Bird Told Me.
Also see: the long nose of innovation, survivorship bias, optimism bias, Hofstadter's law, Kitty Hawk moment
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