The First thing to Know: Fortune favors the Bold?

The first thing to know about boldness is that pithy slogans often begin as clever, often disingenuous advertising devices generated by corporations and crypto-currency schemes, such as Matt Damon’s “Fortune favors the bold” script. Fortune favors the bold?

In a word: Nope. Fortune absolutely does not favor the bold: Fortune favors those who look before they leap; fortune favors caution, not reckless investing. Fortune favors those who drive carefully, not those who charge ahead with half-baked plans and drive off a cliff — Continue reading →