Be lucky - it's an easy skill to learn (2003)
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Be lucky - it's an easy skill to learn (2003)
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Re: Be lucky - it's an easy skill to learn (2003)
#2You should add a "2003" to the title - I was wondering why it looked familiar.
Re: Be lucky - it's an easy skill to learn (2003)
#3You should add a "2003" to the title - I was wondering why it looked familiar. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=878039
Added. Thanks!
Re: Be lucky - it's an easy skill to learn (2003)
#4Lucky beats smart!
Re: Be lucky - it's an easy skill to learn (2003)
#5I don't see a case they describe where luck as a factor has been isolated.
Re: Be lucky - it's an easy skill to learn (2003)
#6You don't have to learn to be lucky; billions of years of evolution have bred lucky right into you.
Re: Be lucky - it's an easy skill to learn (2003)
#7"unlucky people miss chance opportunities because they are too focused on looking for something else."
Or, those who are too focused looking for something else generally consider themselves to be unlucky.
Self-reporting on if you are "lucky" or not is a reflection on the positiveness, motivation and optimism of the person. Not if you are actually "lucky" or not.
This study for me draws conclusions about people's outlook on their lives and how it effects their ability to concentrate on given tasks. Involving 'luck' in this is just for the headlines.
Re: Be lucky - it's an easy skill to learn (2003)
#8"unlucky people miss chance opportunities because they are too focused on looking for something else." Or, those who are too focused looking for something else generally consider themselves to be unlucky. Self-reporting on if you are "lucky" or not is a reflection on the positiveness, motivation and optimism of the person. Not if you are actually "lucky" or not. This study for me draws conclusions about people's outl…
Self reporting that you are lucky is probably positively correlated with optimism.
Optimism has a whole host of benefits that probably account for the "luck" that these individuals are enjoying.
Re: Be lucky - it's an easy skill to learn (2003)
#9Reminded me of the quote by Seneca: "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity"
Re: Be lucky - it's an easy skill to learn (2003)
#10You should add a "2003" to the title - I was wondering why it looked familiar. http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=878039
Strange that the HN duplicate-checker missed this one. The urls look the same to me.
otoh, I found it an interesting read and missed it the first time around so I'm glad it made it to the front page today.