We are told since childhood that the main secret of success is hard work or a good education. But in reality it is not so simple. Failing graders become stars, and hard-working graders flounder in obscurity. Before the era of big data analysis, no one could predict whether success awaits you and what it takes to become famous. One of the most quoted scientists of our time, Albert-Laszlo Barabasi, decided to apply scientific methods to derive a formula for success. He studied the fates of thousands of scientists, athletes, and artists and identified five universal laws of success. These laws help to understand what invisible forces influence our achievements and failures. But most importantly, using these laws, you can achieve recognition in any endeavor.