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The Luck Factor: Changing Your Luck, Changing Your Life - The FourEssential Principles
Richard Wiseman
3.6 AVERAGE
29 reviews for:
The Luck Factor: Changing Your Luck, Changing Your Life - The FourEssential Principles
Richard Wiseman
3.6 AVERAGE
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
Liked this a lot. First scientific approach I've seen that explains why all the people who believe in the power of positive thinking may be on to something. Also, he lists all his actual statistical results for those who care.
DNF. This book is good but sooooooo repetitive. You get the info you need in the first 5 chapters.
2nd read:
This is such a great book, and I think about it all the time and have even taught my son some lessons from it. I wanted to give it a read because I’ve had a lot of conversations lately about how to make “luck” work in your favor. This book is just as great as when I first read it, and it’s a must read. Wiseman researches “luck” and spoiler; there’s no such thing as luck. Basically, it all comes down to how you view your situations, and he’s spoken with thousands of people who see themselves as “lucky” or “unlucky”. If you read this book and put the luck principles into practice, I promise your life will be better. You’ll be happier and more successful.
1st read:
One of my new favorite books. I’ve been reading a ton on luck vs skill, and this took a completely new angle. I’m definitely going to read it again regularly.
This is such a great book, and I think about it all the time and have even taught my son some lessons from it. I wanted to give it a read because I’ve had a lot of conversations lately about how to make “luck” work in your favor. This book is just as great as when I first read it, and it’s a must read. Wiseman researches “luck” and spoiler; there’s no such thing as luck. Basically, it all comes down to how you view your situations, and he’s spoken with thousands of people who see themselves as “lucky” or “unlucky”. If you read this book and put the luck principles into practice, I promise your life will be better. You’ll be happier and more successful.
1st read:
One of my new favorite books. I’ve been reading a ton on luck vs skill, and this took a completely new angle. I’m definitely going to read it again regularly.
Largely anecdotal with common sense advice. Make your own "luck" with situational awareness & goal setting.
"Lucky" people find more money on the street because they're looking for it. "Lucky" people are recruited to the best jobs because they make the effort to be outgoing, friendly, and network with lots of people. "Unlucky" people are less friendly, social, optimistic -- they expect bad things to happen, so they do. "Lucky" people try, "Unlucky" people assume they will fail so they never try. It's the old "You can't win the lotto if you don't buy a ticket" advice -- but expanded into nearly 7 hours of audio.
There are several exercises to help people think about the role of luck in their own lives, but there's no accompanying PDF with these exercises.
"Lucky" people find more money on the street because they're looking for it. "Lucky" people are recruited to the best jobs because they make the effort to be outgoing, friendly, and network with lots of people. "Unlucky" people are less friendly, social, optimistic -- they expect bad things to happen, so they do. "Lucky" people try, "Unlucky" people assume they will fail so they never try. It's the old "You can't win the lotto if you don't buy a ticket" advice -- but expanded into nearly 7 hours of audio.
There are several exercises to help people think about the role of luck in their own lives, but there's no accompanying PDF with these exercises.
This book is almost too padded to be worth reading. Is there a condensed version anywhere? The ideas seem like they might have something to them, but it's hard to find the meat under the flab.
informative
inspiring
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informative
medium-paced