It's survivorship bias at it's finest.
Pretty much.
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Man who earned a PhD and got promoted to CEO while having six kids shares his secrets to success
- Thread starter Wrexis
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It's survivorship bias at it's finest.
Just keep piling on debt that your wife bears the brunt of while you get your PhD because it'll all work out in the end :)) also have 6 kids in the mean time
This dude sounds like a pretentious jackass. Kudos to the wife for being the real MVP. This dude wouldn't be a fucking CEO if he actually had been involved with his children.
That's why you have a bad relationship with them, Tobi. Stop trying to use the scientific method to raise your kids.
That's why you have a bad relationship with them, Tobi. Stop trying to use the scientific method to raise your kids.
LOL that was my first thought well. Telling people that it is not too late to follow through on their goals is generally a very good sentiment, but becoming a CEO at… 31… is not evidence of it. What age did he expect to become a CEO at?
TFW you're late for the mandatory bonding appointment with dad again
I've never understood people who 's job is CEO but all they do is hock their leadership and motivational stuff about how they run businesses. Like shouldn't they be busy running their business? There's something about it that reminds me of a pyramid scheme.
Mans gonna text his son a link to his "7 Biases Destroying Your Productivity" blog post when he complains about having two tests on the same day and needing to study for both.
Networking and branding. They aren't lifers at the current company. They are working towards their next job.
I wonder what the board of his nonprofit will have to say now that this is blowing up? It's not going to be good for fundraising.
He should be using Twitter to advocate for the community his charity is supposed to serve. That's what most people with his position do. Instead, he's turned it into some dumb side hustle.
He should be using Twitter to advocate for the community his charity is supposed to serve. That's what most people with his position do. Instead, he's turned it into some dumb side hustle.
This dude is corny but I hope he doesn't get mobbed and have to lock his account. I want to be able to see the next time he tries to pull this goofy self-help shit only to backtrack and apologize for not mentioning how hard his wife works to keep his life stable.
I have to say, I don't see how dipshits like this don't make more of an effort to chip in. Maybe he should've cleaned the bedroom 4-5 of those 9 times.
This guy seems like a bit of a knob.
Though I'm sure if he tried this on LinkedIn instead of Twitter, he'd have several thousand people tripping over their own dicks to say how inspirational he is.
Though I'm sure if he tried this on LinkedIn instead of Twitter, he'd have several thousand people tripping over their own dicks to say how inspirational he is.
Dude's been associated with the non-profit he now runs since like 2008 and worked there for 13 years before becoming CEO lol.
Not that there's anything wrong with non-profits/social care, but it's surprising someone with a PhD in Economics and such a sigma grindset mentality chooses to stick with a non-profit rather than more lucrative avenues.
Not that there's anything wrong with non-profits/social care, but it's surprising someone with a PhD in Economics and such a sigma grindset mentality chooses to stick with a non-profit rather than more lucrative avenues.
Answer: Sweet wife with limitless patience and strength to raise 6 kids, possibly giving up her career aspirations so this dork can focus on his career and boast on Twitter about how it's all due to his work ethic.
Lots of pieces of shits like this dude out there.
Lots of pieces of shits like this dude out there.
The council of Tobies would like to distance themselves from this guy, and make it clear he does not represent our peak.
I think a lot of people are overlooking this, this dude did the exact same thing 3 months ago lol
6 kids in this day and age is definitely eye borrow raising. And the fact he effectively took credit for it seems like this guy is an ass.
He seems like an alright person. I am sure you can credit a lot of things to his success, but the way people are jumping down his throat is wild.
Not allowing his wife in pictures and refuses to credit his wife until he gets criticised. Just a tool based on that, on top of the typical motivational clickbait bullshit.
I get it. But the speculation I always have is are they getting any actual meaningful work done. But I'm a metrics/numbers person.
I also always have this fear of getting Peter Principled, but that's my issue.
This reminds me of an autobiographical book I read recently where the author went point by point through everything that destroyed his family and killed the ones he loved and then in the very last chapter quietly noted he actually had a long term girlfriend/wife through a good chunk of it and he was not actually wandering England by himself the whole time completely unloved and lost to tragedy.
(Though in that case it boosted the despair in the book which made things hit harder, and it's possible his wife is a private person who didn't want to be brought into it)
How many times can you make a Twitter thread where you talk about all your accomplishments without including your wife until you no longer have a wife to include…
(Though in that case it boosted the despair in the book which made things hit harder, and it's possible his wife is a private person who didn't want to be brought into it)
How many times can you make a Twitter thread where you talk about all your accomplishments without including your wife until you no longer have a wife to include…
Ignoring whatever other issues people are having with this, I hate these types of "success" stories, because they always ignore the fact that not everyone has the exact same life (no, having a bunch of kids or whatever other stuff that may take up time in your life doesn't mean "anyone can do it") and pretend that "equal opportunity" is actually a thing in our society.
I had a professor that prefaced every class syllabus with how he worked full-time when he was getting his degree, so naturally everyone should be able to do the same. At best, this kind of shit comes across as a shitty brag about how successful they are in spite of their "hardships" and at worst it implies that people who don't have this level of success or aren't willing to devote their lives and mental/physical health to the grind are "lazy".
I had a professor that prefaced every class syllabus with how he worked full-time when he was getting his degree, so naturally everyone should be able to do the same. At best, this kind of shit comes across as a shitty brag about how successful they are in spite of their "hardships" and at worst it implies that people who don't have this level of success or aren't willing to devote their lives and mental/physical health to the grind are "lazy".
He's a LinkedIn style grifter. If he wants to grift on other social platforms, I'm ok with people dunking all over him.
Some rando with not many followers, posts motivating stuff. I read a bunch of his tweets, just general inoffensive stuff. Don't see a grift as if he is promoting Herbalife or some shit. Makes innocuous statement re: his success path. Gets attacked, of course that's what goes viral.
The general negativity and rush of tearing folks down on Twitter etc is... unfortunate. I suppose he brought it on himself by posting this stuff to Twitter at all, but geeze. The ire just doesn't seem deserved?
The general negativity and rush of tearing folks down on Twitter etc is... unfortunate. I suppose he brought it on himself by posting this stuff to Twitter at all, but geeze. The ire just doesn't seem deserved?
Did you miss the part where he did this all 3 months ago too, including the part about leaving out his wife and getting called out for it then?
Hahaha, his incredible secret to building a relationship with his son was "scheduling two walks" with him every week???
Incredible.
Carrying, giving birth, and taking care of 6 kids is far more impressive than anything this guy did.
I rather expect there to be some follow ups that show a bunch of other things he's said outside twitter that completely left his wife out of the equation.
I hate those articles and those "You living life wrong, how i am living my dream" articles. Of course you can live in a tree house if you have a 20 million dollar trust fund and your parents run 5 hedgefunds.
Good point. He got married young, had a kid younger than most, got a PhD younger than most, became a "CEO" young.
Also, I kind of hate how people who are CEO of a small organization throw the word around like they're king of the world. If you're the CEO of Microsoft or Apple or GE or something then wow. If you're CEO of an organization with 10 people and you take immense pride in your job title then you seem like a clout chaser to me.
I feel like in general family support doesn't get the recognition it deserves. Almost everyone who gets a PhD owes a huge debt of gratitude for family/friends who are understanding and accommodating in terms of helping out, being understanding that some other things need to be missed, providing mental support, etc...
