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Spot on.

This article is based a lot on sheer effort and force-of-will in order to succeed. So is this:

http://www.despair.com/incompetence.html

I agree with the author's overall message of "just try it", but recognize what that is and how far it gets you. Turns out, generally not very far.

Not to pick on the author, as he does sound a bit bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, but anyone reading this who doesn't find it naive is, well, naive.



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