The dangers of copying successful people - BBC REEL

We love successful people. We idolise them. But trying to copy them can be dangerous and doesn't guarantee your own success, due to a little thing called survivorship bias.

Video by Brendan Miller

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[khyatichouksey]

Very well made and explained!
But man, that 7*7=48 physically hurt

[raselrays]

I was thinking that luck has nothing to do with success...but now I have realized that I was wrong onlyyyy

[HARE]

I’ve often heard that you really don’t want to meet your heroes, that you’ll be very disappointed.
Successful people often have a drive to succeed that supersedes anything else, like interpersonal relationships.
Best to admire their accomplishments from afar, and plot your own course.

[idontcare]

Success is one time formula, you cannot create it but only achieve it.

[QuestionEverythingButWHY]

"It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation."
-- Herman Melville

[omidanesh]

7 * 7 = 49 how could you make such mistake !!!!

[newhorizonsforfifty]

Seems to me that this explains nostalgia on a couple levels, from the cars and objects we love to people who always want to talk about how their generation was the best generation. Do I have that right?

[realcyrusjohn]

They inspired us but ourself is the one who will chase luck .

[solideomusical]

So many books written about 'How I made millions' though.

[gj]

Don’t the BBC have access to people who can speak clearly? I’m a native speaker and I can barely understand him sometimes.

[jacobzaranyika]

As opposed to worshipping lying celebrities.
Critical thinking again is the key.
You have to get your information and your history from somewhere.
Isn't most of World trying to copy Jesus?

[philosoftfurkitusjunkyard]

You forget to mention that most of these people have bigger brains than people in general

[hodatarek]

I hate the music in the background, . So distracting!

[tarjei]

The point about Steve Jobs was his understanding, not his temper.

You failed in understanding this.

[peepa]

In other words - stay sheep we like it