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    This document discusses the roles of randomness, complexity, luck and circumstances in success and career outcomes. It outlines that success is more complex and random than commonly acknowledged, with Section I looking at randomness and luck, Section II examining why passion, goal-setting and positive thinking often don't lead to success, and Section III suggesting we expose ourselves to randomness, adopt a "barbell strategy", and remember that experience matters. The key message is that success should not be the only aim, and while circumstances do influence outcomes, we can still contribute and find meaning through helping others.

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    This document discusses the roles of randomness, complexity, luck and circumstances in success and career outcomes. It outlines that success is more complex and random than commonly acknowledged, with Section I looking at randomness and luck, Section II examining why passion, goal-setting and positive thinking often don't lead to success, and Section III suggesting we expose ourselves to randomness, adopt a "barbell strategy", and remember that experience matters. The key message is that success should not be the only aim, and while circumstances do influence outcomes, we can still contribute and find meaning through helping others.

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    Life, Career and Success

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    This document discusses the roles of randomness, complexity, luck and circumstances in success and career outcomes. It outlines that success is more complex and random than commonly acknowledged, with Section I looking at randomness and luck, Section II examining why passion, goal-setting and positive thinking often don't lead to success, and Section III suggesting we expose ourselves to randomness, adopt a "barbell strategy", and remember that experience matters. The key message is that success should not be the only aim, and while circumstances do influence outcomes, we can still contribute and find meaning through helping others.

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    Life, Career and Success: A

    Complexity Perspective
    Outline
    Section I: A first look at randomness, complexity and luck
    Section II: What doesnt work
    Section III: What to do
    Who Is Successful?
    Column A Column B

    Malik Riaz A Post Office Clerk

    Waseem Akram A Welder in Bilal Ganj

    Edhi Master Iqbal

    Mujahid Kamran A Primary School Teacher in Rajanpur


    It is OK to be ordinary!
    (NYT Article)
    Because their more randomness than
    we normally acknowledge!
    Luck!
    Leonard Mlodinows story
    Mike Edwards crushed by a bale of hay
    Mona Lisa
    Misbah ul Haq
    Al Pachino
    Casting in God Father

    Cast by Coppola, only 33!


    Bill Gates
    An early exposure
    If there were 50 in the world, Id be stunned. I had a
    better exposure to software development at a young
    age than I think anyone did in that period of time, and
    all because of an incredibly lucky series of events.
    Luck Again!

    Pessimistic sales forecast by IBM.


    Small Can Get Big!
    The Butterfly and Mathew Effects.
    Arab Spring The Butterfly
    Music Research - Mathew
    A Local Butterfly

    Me standing here!
    Circumstances Do Matter
    Socio-economic conditions of parents
    Opportunities (education, job and entrepreneurship)
    Bill Gates Senior
    Warren Buffet

    Obama becomes president


    Things That Dont Work
    Passion
    Goal Setting
    Positive Thinking
    Passion
    Problems with the passion theory
    Steve Jobs
    How They Think It Is
    How It Actually Is
    Goal Setting
    Sara Sarasvathy
    Positive Thinking
    Cancer Research
    Over-optimism and risk taking
    Fantasies research
    Questions
    Is it all luck and randomess?
    Should we do nothing?
    What to Do?
    Realize that success is not everything. We should aim
    at being better human beings.
    Realize that it is more random than it appears.
    Realize that circumstances do matter. Contribute your
    bit.
    Have personal relations with students
    Expose yourself to randomness
    Barbell strategy
    Remember that old is gold

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