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“Luck has nothing to do with it, because I have spent many, many hours, countless hours, on the court working for my one moment in time, not knowing when it would come.” - Serena Williams

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Get In The Arena

There's no luck on the sidelines—the arena is where it strikes.

It's lonely and vulnerable, but it's the only path that bears real fruit. When faced with two paths, choose the path that puts you in the arena—where collisions happen, where luck can strike.

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Luck Is Made Up Of Micro Actions

Luck Is Made Up Of Micro Actions

  • Much of what we come to call "luck" is actually the macro result of 1,000s of micro actions. Your daily habits put you in a position where “luck” is more likely to strike.
  • In order to get lucky, you have to remove the “black holes” (anti-luck) from your existence. You have to take ac...

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Creative Boredom Is The Key

Creative Boredom Is The Key

We really need to normalize boredom. Some of your most creative moments come during periods of boredom.

On a walk, in the shower, at a dinner by yourself. You’re bored, your mind wanders, your thoughts mingle. Bam! Insight strikes.

Boredom creates luck. Go for more walks (sans techn...

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Embrace The Unexpected

Embrace The Unexpected

You should spend your 20s saying yes to almost everything.

Saying yes puts you into uncomfortable situations that lead to new relationships, opportunities, and growth.

These unexpected moments are luck-rich. Embracing them is how you capitalize.

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The Interstellar Impact

In the movie Interstellar (slight spoiler if you haven’t seen it!), there’s a scene in which the main characters discuss the habitability of a planet on the edge of a large black hole.

The protagonists realize that the proximity to the black hole makes life unlikely to exist on the planet—t...

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Schedule Free Time

Schedule Free Time

The idea that free time is bad is one of the greatest lies you’ve been told.

In investing, it’s often said that cash is a call option on future interesting investments. Well, in life, I believe that free time is a call option on future interesting opportunities. When you have free time, yo...

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Ruthlessly Cut Negativity

Ruthlessly Cut Negativity

Everyone has a few negative people in their circle. They tell you to be realistic. They laugh at your ambition. They argue.

Eliminate this negativity from your life. It's a boat anchor—a major black hole—cut the damn line and run away from it as fast as you can.

Negative people are ...

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Perpetual learner.

20’s has been lot of conversation about luck and getting stuck in this hurricane of post pandemic chaos, this article really put me at peace. I hope it does for you too.

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Make it

Time can be made. You can make it by managing your priorities. Suppose a mom's son had an accident todat, would she say that she has not much time left? You would name her a psypath to do so. It is because her first priority is her family. Suppose you work 40 hours a week and sleep for 56 hours a...

Learn From Failures

Learn From Failures

The point of all this is that it doesn’t matter how many times you fail. It doesn’t matter how many times you almost get it right. No one is going to know or care about your failures, and neither should you. All you have to do is learn from them and from those around you because … All that matter...

Love Language | Quality Time

Love Language | Quality Time

  1. You love one-on-one time, crave it even.
  2. It means a lot when they make time for you and when they include you in their plans.
  3. You cherish every moment spent together creating special memories and building strong bonds.

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