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Okay, so you're doing more stuff. Great. But what about when it comes time to make decisions? What can we learn from lucky people?
Lucky people act on their intuitions across many areas of their lives.
Via Luck Factor :
And intuition isn't magic. Research has shown it's often valid. Here's Richard:
What intuition seems to be most of the time is when you've got expertise in the area, that somehow the body and the brain have detected a pattern that you haven't consciously seen... When we were talking to our lucky people they would often say, "If I get a gut feeling about something I stop and consider it." Even when unlucky people got those feelings, they didn't follow them because they didn't know where they came from. They were anxious about the world.
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Okay, so you're doing more stuff. Great. But what about when it comes time to make decisions? What can we learn from lucky people?
Lucky people act on their intuitions across many areas of their lives.
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Lucky people just try stuff. Unlucky people suffered from paralysis by analysis. They wouldn't do anything until they walked through every single angle and by then the world had moved on. They don't gain the benefits of learning through doing. I'm a big fan of starting small, trying lots of proje...
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Lucky people just try stuff. Unlucky people suffered from paralysis by analysis. They wouldn't do anything until they walked through every single angle and by then the world had moved on. They don't gain the benefits of learning through doing. I'm a big fan of starting small, trying lots of proje...
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Let's round this all up and learn the final (and most important) benefit of believing in luck.
Here's what Richard had to say about how to attract good luck:
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How to attract good luck
Ever had a run of bad luck? It feels like the world is actively conspiring against you.
Ever wonder if you can improve your luck? And I don't mean with voodoo...
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