What is Survivor Bias?
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Another example: Elon Musk (or any other successful person) tells in an interview that the secret to success is getting up at 5am/meditation/something else. Our natural response is to say “this is a great idea!” And follow this advice.
The problem is the survivorship bias, as you don’t know how many people got at 5 am and meditated in total, and how many of them got successful. In other words, their success may have nothing to do with these factions, and you may not become successful by waking up at 5am and meditating.
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