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Bob Dylan and the 'Hot Hand' (newyorker.com)
16 points by tintinnabula on Nov 10, 2015 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments


Huh?

In sports or games of chance the hot hand can be argued. Someone goes on a streak, it's mostly physical (and some psychological?) and chance But when you're creating, even in spurts, that is not a "hot hand" you're in a creative groove, whatever, but it's not a hot hand. Also hot hands happen over a very short period of time, whereas times of maximum creative output can last years, decades. Players don't go on a streak lasting more than a few games --sometimes only minutes in basketball or hockey.

At least intuitively they seem to be very different things.


Well said - you saved me from trying to craft similar words.




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