| richardhutnik said: It has been postulated in this thread, that "if you just want it bad enough, you will have it". Well, consider the case of Bulletball. Tell me this guy didn't want it enough:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOOw2yWMSfk Wanting things enough, and trying real hard won't make up for making a bad decision, or poorly executing on a decision you made, that the market doesn't want. I could also name several things he is doing wrong with his game. Anyhow... |
It seems like you’re trying to say pure effort alone will not make someone successful, but I’m sure everyone would have conceded that from the beginning; after all, playing videogames for 10,000 hours is (probably) not going to lead to much success. What you’re putting that effort towards and whether you can be effective in that field are just as important as the amount of work you actually do.
With that said, as Kasz has already pointed out, this doesn't really fit well with your hypothesis. Bulletball wasn't unsuccessful because the inventor lacked luck; it was unsuccessful because the inventor's efforts were either inadequate or directed inappropriately and the game itself was not interesting enough for wide market appeal.
