Category: Lifestyle
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Playing the Long Game in a Power-Law World: How Extraordinary Outcomes Actually Happen
A lot of the outcomes people care about—money, influence, career “breaks,” creative success, even which opportunities show up next—are not spread out smoothly. They are lopsided. A small number of people or projects collect a huge share of the rewards, and a long tail of competent effort earns modest returns. Researchers have found this kind…