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charlieyu1 6 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Publishing your work increases your luck

I wrote a few math books. Does it increase my luck? A little bit, here or there. Will I recoup the 1200+ hours working on the project and be paid at least minimum wage for that? No chance.

rrsp 6 months ago | [–]

This is why it’s luck.

Putting more out there will increase the probability of a reward, but it doesn’t guarantee it.

aarondf 6 months ago | | [–]

Very well said

jckahn 6 months ago | [–]

I've had a similar experience with being a relatively prolific OSS contributor. It's a decent look professionally, but it hasn't led to employment.

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