What Tim Urban thinks about ambition

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Writer and illustrator behind Wait But Why, a long-form blog of stick-figure-illustrated explainers on science, technology and society, and author of the book What's Our Problem?

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1. 6 Nov 2015

   Our readingIndependent reasoners are almost certain to make a splash given some talent and persistence, while those who start from what already exists face a ceiling on their impact.

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   Their wordsFor cooks, even the more innovative kind, there’s almost always a ceiling on the size of the splash they can make in the world, unless there’s some serious luck involved. Chefs aren’t guaranteed to do anything good, but when there’s a little talent and a lot of persistence, they’re almost certain to make a splash.

   ↗The Cook and the Chef: Musk’s Secret Saucewaitbutwhy.com 7th of 11 in this piece