It’s not often that an answer on Quora ends up in the news, but this one was particularly good:
Long term success is usually achieved by getting a small advantage and then using that to get some other kind of advantage. In StarCraft, this can mean something like getting map control with a mobile army then using that to expand safely, which gets you an economic advantage, which then lets you get a huge doom army which will let you win the game. In life, this might mean something like being born into a famous Hollywood family which makes it easy for you to become an actor which makes it possible for you to star in a bunch of movies which lets you get a starring role in TV show like Two and a Half Men which leads to #winning. Artosis’ way of talking about this principle in StarCraft is by saying “When you’re ahead, get more ahead” (as opposed to just trying to go kill your opponent).
Isn’t this what Malcom Gladwell’s Tipping Point is also about?