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THE SEVEN SECRETS OF HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE

  1. Private school
  2. Legacy lvy admission
  3. Nepotism hire
  4. Seed capital from family
  5. Club memberships
  6. Personal assistant, nanny, ghost writer answer
  7. Journalists who ask, "What's your secret?" and uncritically publish the
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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Education is number one? The daughter of my wife's housemate has a PhD and she's been out of work for two years. That also sounds like need.

Guess she's just lacking your luck. Maybe that part is more important than you think.

[–] desconectado@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

You shouldn't do a PhD for money, that's the first thing my supervisor told me when I started mine. Also, having a doctorate might disqualify you for a big portion of the market, and in many cases it can be a disadvantage.

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

They aren't in order. If they were then luck is always number one.