“A small man can be just as exhausted as a great man.” — Arthur Miller, Death of a Salesman
Tag: luck
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“He that leaveth nothing to chance will do few things ill, but he will do very few things.” — George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax, Political, Moral, and Miscellaneous Reflections
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“Luck, … is a mighty queer thing. All you know about it for certain is that it’s bound to change.” — Bret Harte, The Outcasts of Poker Flat
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“Some people are so fond of ill-luck that they run half-way to meet it.” — Douglas William Jerrold, Meeting Troubles half-way
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“I used to be superstitious, but then I learned it was bad luck.” — Steven Brust, Agyar
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“Destiny is a good thing to accept when it’s going your way. When it isn’t, don’t call it destiny; call it injustice, treachery or simple bad luck.” — Joseph Heller, God Knows
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“People are lucky and unlucky not according to what they get absolutely, but according to the ratio between what they get and what they have been led to expect.” — Samuel Butler, The Note-Books of Samuel Butler
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“I will ride my luck on occasion, but I like to pick the occasion.” — Rex Stout, Might as Well Be Dead
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“By luck I mean, when opportunity meets preparation.” — Callie Khouri, Commencement Address, Sweet Briar College (22 May 1994)
Entitled and Deserving
I expected behavioural changes in the rigged monopoly game. This is in-line with the results of the Stanford Prison Experiment. Roles affect behaviour. The plus for me was the circular relationship I saw between entitlement and the need to justify achievements.
Paul Piff shows that people with money feel they deserve it. When we have success, we need to justify it; Our mind finds an answer. The answer tells us we deserve our success: “I earned it, I want to hang on to it and I am better than the less successful.”
Related:
Stanford prison experiment (wikipedia.org)
Paul Piff: Does money make you mean? (ted.com)
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