What if someone told you that your success is an outcome of your luck? Is that enough for you to lash out and explain how your hard work and dedication have gotten you to the position where you are right now? What if I told you that your success is indeed a product of two contradictions? So why is the nature of your success contradictory? Before you could understand that, let's take a couple of minutes to get to know these contradictions. Contradiction 1: Your belief that it's your hard work and countless sleepless nights that have abled you to climb that success ladder and stand at the top. But, on the other hand, Contradiction 2: Your awareness that Contradiction 1 is a lie and your luck has played an important role in getting you where you are. This antithetical concept is the Success Paradox. But why does your success require to be paradoxical? The truth is, it doesn't. But it's the best approach that one should take to remain in touch with reality. It is human natu...
Here comes something that haunts existence. It not only violates the second law of thermodynamics but also violates the natural law of existence. In my opinion, any concept becomes a paradox whenever it violates any established natural law. Well, as it is said, laws are meant to be broken. Or is said for rules? Who cares? We've got bigger things to worry about than linguistic perfection. So now that we are all set for breaking the laws, it's time to get back to the topic, the Bootstrap Paradox! It can be best explained by giving an example. One day you wake up to the sound of your doorbell. You go to your doorstep but there's nobody there. Just when you're about to turn back, thinking that some kid did a prank on you, your eyes catch a glimpse of a notebook on your porch. You pick it up and take it inside to examine. Upon opening, you see the title - "A comprehensive guide to building a time machine!" You brush it off as just some silly thing but once you sta...