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11 Jul 2017, 10:07 pm

shortfatbalduglyman wrote:
if professionals in that field say you can make it, then that is as good as it gets.

if they say otherwise, then that is that.

in any event, in the meantime, you need a day job.


"Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" was written by a guy who had only written technical manuals before, about a trip he took to recover memories from whatever had gotten him sent for electroshock. Basically, it is "I wasn't the crazy one, just a pioneer in a new way of thinking, being given a hard time." It was turned down by 119 publishers, and then sold 5 million to the non-experts in the biz. If you have a new angle, anything is possible, but nothing is likely.



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12 Jul 2017, 8:57 pm

"If you have a new angle, anything is possible, but nothing is likely."

exactly.

your chances of success are somewhere between 0 and 100%. it is impossible to measure your chances of success. every situation is different.

it is a balance between being practical and being idealistic.

you can't even measure your skill, in the field you want to work in.

you have to weigh: your goal, and the effort it takes to get there. versus. what happens if you fail