Questions About The Formula: The Universal Laws of Success

by Albert-László Barabási (Goodreads Author)

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I am early on in this book. Please tell me if the author is actually redefining success to equate it with fame, popularity and recognition by others??? I'm ok with an empirically measured impact on a variable of some type (like sales/revenue for example). However, at the moment, even though I may still enjoy this book, that definition is not what I thought I was getting nor where I want to focus.

M. You are correct. From the introduction:

"[A]s a scientist, I can’t measure individual fulfillment any more than I can assign a number to happiness. Pri…moreYou are correct. From the introduction:

"[A]s a scientist, I can’t measure individual fulfillment any more than I can assign a number to happiness. Private definitions of success are unique to each of us, so they’re invisible to our approach to big data."
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