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Re: The Key to Good Luck Is an Open Mind

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Post by ppeetteerr » Wed, Mar 28, 2018, 5:10 PM UTC

dfsdfdsfds wrote: post #108

ppeetteerr wrote: post #29

If you can go to "luck school", you're privileged. What a scam

So you'd rather remain unlucky than acquire anything that could reek of privilege? Maybe those unlucky people you have in mind, once they make it out of their misery, will wonder what to do, and find themselves interested in going to luck school. Ultimately, it sounds as if when you are not privileged, under no circumstances should you try anything that could change your luck. If it would work, it would prove that yo…

Luck, but definition, is something outside of your control. Any time you have influence over your luck, it's no longer luck, it's ability. Maybe this school teaches people to recognize the opportunities in their life (still a privileged position), but luck by its definition is success or failure outside of one's control.

The idea that one chooses to be lucky or remain unlucky is about as sensible as theology.

Re: The Key to Good Luck Is an Open Mind

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Post by ivankolev » Wed, Mar 28, 2018, 8:10 PM UTC

When I had tough times, reading this lifted me up big time: http://www.jamesaltucher.com/2013/12/the-ultimate-cheat-shee...

Re: The Key to Good Luck Is an Open Mind

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Post by restuijs » Thu, Mar 29, 2018, 11:45 AM UTC

CM30 wrote: post #102

Eh, I see how having an open mind could help with finding opportunities in life and make someone 'luckier' in a certain sense, but at the same time I also feel that there's still a huge portion of success that's down to things well outside of someone's control. I mean, I often write about underrated creators on sites like YouTube, and while there's definitely some semblance of a correlation between marketing effort a…

Speaking from experience, I can say that typecasting problems are a striking example of this process from a different perspective. In that case, you're given lots of opportunities, but not the ones you're looking for, for reasons that have to do with others but not yourself.

A lot of what we discuss isn't luck at all but social dynamics and others' perceptions. Sometimes that involves skill; sometimes it involves luck, and sometimes it involves something systematic but ultimately outside the control of the individual.

Re: The Key to Good Luck Is an Open Mind

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Post by hndamien » Tue, Apr 03, 2018, 8:43 PM UTC

Toast_25 wrote: post #134

hndamien wrote: post #106

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This is what they call "Game" and it too is learnable. Being relaxed is a big part of it.

Sadly I believe this term has a misogynist undertone. I learned about talking to women like that and while it had enormous benefits, they also didn't really teach what was appropriate and had to learn them as well as un-learn a few bad habits.

“Game” is not misogynistic. If you think that then I don’t think you quite understand it. It is about a reduction in ego via self acceptance. Self confidence and self worth through emotional intelligence. Basically if you understand the teachings on Daniel Goleman, you will end up with “Game”. I think you think I mean a “player” which I totally agree with you on.