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You heard that right: research shows that good luck charms work .
Via The Courage Quotient: How Science Can Make You Braver :
The researchers found that by activating good luck beliefs, these objects were consistently able to boost people's self-confidence and that this up-tick in self-assurance in turn affected a wide range of performance. Lucky thinking, it turned out in this study, positively affected people's ability to solve puzzles and to remember the pictures depicted on thirty-six different cards, and it improved their putting performance in golf! In fact, people with a lucky charm performed significantly better than did the people who had none.
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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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(To learn how to overcome regret, click here .)
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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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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