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The sweet spot is right down the middle, and is extremely rare.

The sweet spot is context dependence, which isn't rare at all. A champion boxer submits to his coach's criticism and his trainer's discipline so he can dominate and control other boxers. A smart entrepreneur with an innovative product doesn't gratuitously innovate in his accounting or his contracts.

And contrary to what you say, successful risk takers are often obsessive about risk.



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