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Success and luck : good fortune and the myth of meritocracy /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Frank, Robert H. (Author)
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Economics.
Fortune > Economic aspects.
Success > Economic aspects.
Merit (Ethics) > Economic aspects.
Economics > Sociological aspects.
Economics > Psychological aspects.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • 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.