I've always been up front about how much luck has played a role in my life. Yes, I work hard and am talented, as are so many other people who didn't have the lightning strike of luck. And luck begets opportunity (and more chances to be lucky). The very least I can do is acknowledge those facts.
It’s the same in science. Yes, you have to work very hard and be smart and have great ideas, but frequently several groups publish similar findings and only one of these papers take off and gets lots of citations and make their authors famous. So it’s not just luck, but luck plays a part too.
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