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gota 7 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: All it takes is for one to work out

How is (the assumption one needs) trying multiple times "lazier" than once?

breppp 7 months ago [–]

The underlying subtext if I read it correctly is I had a lot of chances because I was lucky to be born into a specific background

when you start subscribing to determinism (i was ordained by my parents to succeed), the logical next step is not to try hard

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