Today I listened to interviews and podcasts from founders / successful individuals in other industries and found that there are many thought patterns that are still interconnected.

The core factors are the right timing + luck; seizing the period of benefits. However, it seems that finding the right timing doesn't have many common methods, and most of the reasons are due to chance.

It's like during the e-commerce era, when Pinduoduo disrupted AliExpress, many people also benefited: when the platform was just starting, it was the easiest time for merchants to make money, traffic was free, and competition among merchants was low.

The reason for not detaching from the existing system is the lingering fantasy about the old, outdated system. When the sunk costs in one field are too high, it is difficult for human nature to change direction to a new field.

The more abstract underlying thinking is still the rational person's understanding of opportunity cost.