In episode 465, we learned how to make your own luck. It turns out that science also wants to make luck. Professor Richard Wiseman’s book The Luck Factor lays out four essential principles (all supported by science) in how to make more luck.
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4 Tips on How to Be More Lucky
- Make the most of opportunity.
- Use your intuition.
- Expect to be lucky.
- Turn bad luck into good.
Let's break down these concepts and some related ideas.
Make the Most of Chance
By definition, luck isn’t planned. When you go to a casino and play craps, it’s lucky if the first roll is seven. But if you make sure it’s seven by exercising your psychokinetic powers to levitate and rotate the dice, that’s not luck, it’s magic, and you’ll be escorted out of the casino by two guys named “Bubba.”
Luck is the opportunity you aren’t expecting. If you want lots of chance opportunities, you have to plan to make them happen.
As we saw in episode 465, luck comes in the form of people. So the more, varied people you bring into your life, the more luck will come your way.
Luck comes in the form of people.
Wiseman recommends meeting a new person each week. Go out somewhere there are people. Find someone you don’t already know who looks friendly and strike up a conversation. Anyone wearing a T-shirt that says “Shy multibillionaire in search of friends” should be first on your list to approach.
If you don’t know how to strike up a conversation, just say “Excuse me. I was listening to this podcast that told me to meet a new person. You look like someone who’s fun to know. Would you object to making a new friend?”
Keep In Touch With People
Once you’ve met someone, they’re now a friend. Friendships must be maintained. So also once a week, reach out to a friend you haven’t spoken with in a while. Set up a phone or in-person meeting and renew your relationship.
This isn’t networking in the...
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