A lot of success in life comes down to:

• Cultivate the taste/judgment to recognize an excellent opportunity when it comes along

• Bounce around a lot; increase your surface area to luck & serendipity

• Have the confidence and initiative to seize the moment when it arrives

Founder, The Roots of Progress (rootsofprogress.org). I write about the history of technology and the philosophy of progress. Former tech founder.

Success equals skills times luck. Skills/knowledge is built up over time and experience. Luck is getting opportunities. It also takes time and experience to recognize and take advantage of an opportunity.