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Great quote from a Canadian astronaut a comic
PostPosted:Wed Mar 06, 2013 11:28 am
by Zeus
Re: Great quote from a Canadian astronaut a comic
PostPosted:Wed Mar 13, 2013 10:13 pm
by SineSwiper
Neat quote and comic.
Though, on the flip side, I love how it's always the guy who ends up being the lucky 1% that truly "makes it" in life that spouts off quotes like "Yes, you too can become anything you want to if you put your mind to it".
Re: Great quote from a Canadian astronaut a comic
PostPosted:Mon Mar 18, 2013 11:25 am
by Zeus
Let me ask you a question: how many astronauts woulda gotten there without that mentality?
Re: Great quote from a Canadian astronaut a comic
PostPosted:Mon Mar 18, 2013 9:27 pm
by SineSwiper
Zeus wrote:Let me ask you a question: how many astronauts woulda gotten there without that mentality?
Tell that to my dad, a former drummer. Sure, he has his own business now, but it's got nothing to do with music.
Re: Great quote from a Canadian astronaut a comic
PostPosted:Tue Mar 19, 2013 8:48 am
by Zeus
SineSwiper wrote:Zeus wrote:Let me ask you a question: how many astronauts woulda gotten there without that mentality?
Tell that to my dad, a former drummer. Sure, he has his own business now, but it's got nothing to do with music.
Answer my question. The failure of 99.999% doesn't preclude the requirement of a certain mentality
Re: Great quote from a Canadian astronaut a comic
PostPosted:Tue Mar 19, 2013 9:10 am
by SineSwiper
I'm just saying that the 0.00001% have a confirmation bias that makes their worldview rose-tinted.
Re: Great quote from a Canadian astronaut a comic
PostPosted:Tue Mar 19, 2013 10:17 am
by Shrinweck
It doesn't really factor in the tremendous amount of luck involved in getting to these positions that you dream of when you're a kid. So much stuff can get in the way and then your hope zeroes out. It's a great thing to teach kids, but once they're in high school it's probably just as important to start setting reachable goals. I'm sure being a scholar, scientist, and being remarkable athletic doesn't hurt either. And how often does someone get the master stroke of genes that are involved in becoming a potential astronaut? Let's not forget the military service that's helpful in selection. Or the politics involved.
But it's a nice sentiment.
Re: Great quote from a Canadian astronaut a comic
PostPosted:Tue Mar 19, 2013 1:39 pm
by Zeus
SineSwiper wrote:I'm just saying that the 0.00001% have a confirmation bias that makes their worldview rose-tinted.
Confirmation bias? No, it's a requirement to even be considered the lucky 0.001% to get there. The sheer volume of dedication, excessively hard work, and perserverence (for many different reasons, including those Shrin pointed out) required to get there cannot be undermined just because such a select few ever make it a reality. You still need to try and trying requires everything Hatfield talked about
Nurture your kids dreams, don't destroy them. Sure, it involves a TON of reality checking along the way and the requisite adjustments that result from those. But that don't mean your kid shouldn't try