They’ve contributed much more than have people of their ability level who take more conventional paths. In some cases, the factor by which the value of their activities has increased is perhaps ~2x, in others it may be more like ~100x.
Probably, compared to the average. What percentile of “people of their ability level” are you aiming for?
I don’t have a concrete percentile in mind (in particular, I don’t know the distribution of impact as a function of percentile). Why do you want to know the percentile?
I tried to operationalize it with the list of people – it seems easier to tell if someone is “like somebody on the list” than it is to tell if someone is at a given percentile. Does the “like somebody on the list” operationalization seem insufficiently specific?
Probably, compared to the average. What percentile of “people of their ability level” are you aiming for?
I don’t have a concrete percentile in mind (in particular, I don’t know the distribution of impact as a function of percentile). Why do you want to know the percentile?
Just wondering how you plan to measure success.
I tried to operationalize it with the list of people – it seems easier to tell if someone is “like somebody on the list” than it is to tell if someone is at a given percentile. Does the “like somebody on the list” operationalization seem insufficiently specific?
I suppose it’s a start. Not sure how you would tell if someone reached that likeness level.
I don’t understand your question?