“We intuit a causal relationship that isn’t there. **We assume the symptoms of success are the same as success itself**—and in our naiveté, confuse the by-product with the cause. ([Location 230](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B01AWUTMB0&location=230))” --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[causation]], [[ego]], [[failure]], [[arrogance]], [[confidence]] **Source** --