LEAVING YESTERDAY
Wenyao

There are some things in life we have no control over, and that's what destiny is.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009, 11:15:00 PM
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BlackJack Day



had been reading 21 since yesterday.. i liked the idea behind the book and how the writer manage to convince people of unconventional wisdom.. as i read the story, i realise an important theory.. something that i was thinking for quite sometime..



in the past, i used to wonder if hardwork will bring you success or what you want.. i think i answered this question today.. in the book, there were 6 MIT geniuses and geeks.. they used conventional counting of maths to play probability at casinos in Vegas.. it does not make sense at first.. but as i read on, i realise its perfectly sound and possible..



the point i want to make is not how to win at casinoes.. its how you win at the casinoes.. in the book, i initially thought they will win games due to the counting of cards.. but after several chapters, i thought otherwise.. they have an edge over the game.. this means that they dont win ALL the games.. they have a significant advantage over others in winning the game.. ok.. in simplier terms, this means they STILL have the chance to lose away millions juz by counting of cards.. its still gambling of chance.. but they have a higher chance.. thats all..



come to think of it, life runs in this way too.. in life, people work for what they want.. do they get what they strive so hard for in the end? does it mean that, if you put in X amount of effort, you get back X amount of rewards? sometimes it does sometimes it doesnt. why? i figured that the amount of effort you put in is proportional to the chance of your wants.. in simplier words, if you put in an additional 10 hours in studying biz law, does it mean that you get higher grades/ results? no, i believe that the more effort you put in the higher chance you get.. in that e.g. , theres higher chance for you to get higher grades.. and still, there is an underlying fact that you STILL might fail your next biz law exam..


so.. if its not 100% return, why do people still believe in it? coz theres no better way to reach those goals.. we can only rely/depend on the mere advantage in probability.. now i get why life is a game.. its a game of luck and probability.. hardwork doesnt equate to returns..


thus, i suppose that no matter how much effort i put in.. all i get is a higher % to get what i want.. ok.. i shall go back to the book and read the ending.. i have like a quater left..