Luck in Psychology
Luck is more than the absence of bad luck, like health is more than the absence of illness.
The german term for luck 'Glück' can additionally be translated as happiness and well-being.
Psychology differentiates between two concepts of Glück:
- Hedonic Happiness
- Eudaimonic Happiness
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