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I don't think these examples are necessarily bad conclusions. A team could have won a dozen games before this one, so in that case you'd bet on the team with a better record regardless of a fluke.

And depending on where you live, it may not be possible to reach an interview if you're delayed. I mean, transport networks have accidents, strikes, signal failures, delays and god knows what else, and the alternative route may be signficantly slower. In that case, it doesn't matter how good your timing is. You could have left an hour in case of problems and still end up late. At some point, you have to assume these things will work out 90% of the time and be willing to accept the loss the other 10%.

And the final example is pretty vague about what the step actually was. If the wrong step led to a five feet drop off a rock, then yes, the wrong step may well have been why they broke their ACL...

Yes, don't blame the world for all your mistakes and problems. But at the same time, accept that you're not responsible for every single thing that happens to you as well. No one can always be prepared for every possible situation, and that's just fine.




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