Increasing Your Luck Surface Area and Yes, the Big Dogs Read Hacker News
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#2Big dogs are enemies, in my experience.
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#3Am I missing something or was the linked post basically about someone of fame adding the author to its G+ circle? Very interesting.
Re: Increasing Your Luck Surface Area and Yes, the Big Dogs Read Hacker News
#4Am I missing something or was the linked post basically about someone of fame adding the author to its G+ circle? Very interesting.
"One of benefits of publishing something on the web is that if it's the right kind of post and if it catches some wind, it can greatly increase your luck surface area."
Nice opening sentence, but the article doesn't really hook you, as I got three paragraphs in, and didn't understand where this 'luck surface area' was going. I got the sense it was just some naval-gazing discussion of getting blog posts to appear on Hacker News, so I just stopped reading.
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#5Am I missing something or was the linked post basically about someone of fame adding the author to its G+ circle? Very interesting.
"One of benefits of publishing something on the web is that if it's the right kind of post and if it catches some wind, it can greatly increase your luck surface area." Nice opening sentence, but the article doesn't really hook you, as I got three paragraphs in, and didn't understand where this 'luck surface area' was going. I got the sense it was just some naval-gazing discussion of getting blog posts to appear on H…
I read it twice because I thought I missed something. Nope.
Re: Increasing Your Luck Surface Area and Yes, the Big Dogs Read Hacker News
#6Even though the article covers a lot of other things, I very much agree with the headline.
I am a newcomer to Hacker News, but after spending just short two weeks immersing myself into the community I only wish I have committed HN to my daily routine earlier.
There is definitely lots of benefits to posting your submissions and trying to hit front page to promote yourself and get business for your company... But merely following discussions on the multitude of technical and business problems can really help you find the solutions you have not thought about...
In just two weeks here, I've already made some contacts from the site and incorporated some learnings into our product.
Definitely want to thank the entire community.
Re: Increasing Your Luck Surface Area and Yes, the Big Dogs Read Hacker News
#7Am I missing something or was the linked post basically about someone of fame adding the author to its G+ circle? Very interesting.
"One of benefits of publishing something on the web is that if it's the right kind of post and if it catches some wind, it can greatly increase your luck surface area." Nice opening sentence, but the article doesn't really hook you, as I got three paragraphs in, and didn't understand where this 'luck surface area' was going. I got the sense it was just some naval-gazing discussion of getting blog posts to appear on H…
The article is short on substance, but I really like the concept of the luck surface area. The author does appear to be the coiner of the term (top hit on Google: http://www.codusoperandi.com/posts/increasing-your-luck-surf...).
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#8Am I missing something or was the linked post basically about someone of fame adding the author to its G+ circle? Very interesting.
The idea of 'luck surface area' is that by making an effort or putting something out there can increase your odds of having a chance encounter with a positive benefit to yourself.
Jason is giving an example about how a blog post he wrote ended up leading to him making a connection with a high-powered financial trader. It is pretty cool to think that you can write 500 words, hit the front page of HN, and suddenly have the attention of someone whom you could never get an audience with normally.
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#9If anyone is interested in more about the Luck Surface Area concept, I believe it was first mentioned on Jason's podcast TechZing.
Ep 59: http://techzinglive.com/page/295/techzing-59-jasonism at the 65minute mark
Re: Increasing Your Luck Surface Area and Yes, the Big Dogs Read Hacker News
#10If anyone is interested in more about the Luck Surface Area concept, I believe it was first mentioned on Jason's podcast TechZing. Ep 59: http://techzinglive.com/page/295/techzing-59-jasonism at the 65minute mark
Oh, there's definitely some prior art here.
Woody Allen (80% of success is showing up) and Pliny the Elder (fortune favors the bold!) come to mind.