Frances Fry

What is the probability you have of winning?

I'm going to round it off to zero.

So the problem with the soloist is that you will have such a mediocre ceiling that you can achieve in the world.

And that's so sad because you had all of the raw materials to get there.

In fact, if I said to you, would you rather have a team of soloists or a team of team players?

This is one where it's the person has the mistaken impression that what they're bringing to the table is effort.

And so by hook or by crook, they have to work harder than everyone else.

So this is the person who secretly goes to the gym.

This is the person who secretly stays late.

This is the person who in secret exhausts themselves saying,

doing all of these, putting in all of this extra time, again, I think probably as a soloist when they're doing it, but they're putting in the extra hours as if there is a participation trophy.

And once you get out of Little League, there are no more participation trophies.

But the superhero is acting like there is a participation trophy and that if I work harder, I win.

And it's just not true.

I like that frame too.

Yeah.

And this try harder mentality, you're not going to win against anyone of consequence and they're going to have a better life.

Because if you want to think great ideas, you have to be well rested and well nourished and well exercised.

Well, the person who's competing on effort wins.

They have let those things go long ago.