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Life is Luck — Here’s How to Plan a Career Around It

Harvard Business Review

Sociologist Robert Merton first recognized this phenomenon in academic success and dubbed it “ the Matthew Effect ,” quoting a Bible passage in which the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. Mitigating the risks of uncertainty in your career. Career planning Risk management Skill vs. luck'

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