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comment by briandmyers
briandmyers  ·  3984 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: We Owe the Beatles to Luck

Spot on. I suspect at least two factors are at play, in people crediting luck for their success -

1. Self-deprecation or humility. "I feel worthy, but I don't like to blow my own horn".

2. Cognitive dissonance - "I don't feel worthy of my success, so probably it was outside of my control".