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- Lucky people do not dwell on their ill fortune.
- Lucky people take constructive steps to prevent more bad luck in the future.
How do you respond to disappointment?
Giving up, getting gloomy and locking yourself in the house won't help the world offer you better opportunities. Here's Richard:
When things get tough you've got two choices: you can either fold or you can keep going. Lucky people are very resilient. I remember talking to one lucky person that had fallen down some stairs and broken his leg. I said, "I bet you don't consider yourself quite so lucky now." He said the last time he went to a hospital he met a nurse and they fell in love. Now the two of them are happily married twenty-five years later. He said, "It was the best thing that ever happened to me... So, yeah, things can look bad now, but the long term effect of this might be very, very positive." That's a very resilient attitude. Lucky people tend to have that sort of approach.
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Listen to hunches
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
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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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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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