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		scarface_74 10 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: If I am so smart, why I am not rich? So were all the people who failed (and most do), not “smart”? It doesn’t matter how much persistence or how far you are willing to run if you are running in the wrong direction. It’s an important skill to know when to quit

aristofun 10 months ago [–]

This is why I mentioned smart being just one of many variables.

Also not changing direction when it is clearly wrong - is a good sign of not being smart. It is not persistence, it’s stubbornness.

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