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Serendipity and being open to the unexpected

Serendipity is making unexpected discoveries. It is not entirely controllable nor predictable. It means seeing solutions where others find none.

In a rapidly changing world, we don't know which problems to solve or which resources to develop. To meet this challenge, we must learn to accept the limitations of planning and welcome the potential of the unexpected.

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How to make serendipity happen in the workplace

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How to be lucky | Psyche Guides

Most of us think that luck just happens (or doesn’t) but everyone can learn to look for the unexpected and find serendipity

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The science of (smart) luck

People find comfort in certainty. We form organisations; we structure our activities and strategies around the idea of certainty; we find satisfaction knowing that planning will br...

Serendipity has three characteristics

Trigger - the moment when something unusual or unexpected happens.
Connect the dots - observe the trigger and link it to something seemingly unrelated, thus realising the potential valued within a unique event.
Sagacity and tenacity - the ability to follows through and create an unexpected positive outcome.

Developing a serendipity mindset

Many of the world's leading minds have developed a capacity to use the unexpected in a positive way.

You can develop a serendipity mindset in yourself. Serendipity is not a passive luck that just happens to you. It is an active process of seeing and connecting the dots. It is about seeing bridges where others see gaps, then taking the initiative to create smart luck.

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Alfie Easton

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10 Proven Ways to Make Your Own Luck

6 min read Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Sometimes it seems like Lady Luck picks only a few people upon which to smile. Fate always seems to work in their favor, and they always land on their feet. How do they do it? Are they really just that lucky?

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Be social

Put yourself out there and meet more people, because people bring connections and connections bring opportunity.

Also, keep in touch with your established relationships.

Visualize

If you have a goal in mind, imagine the stepping stones to your success. Seeing each detail in the path to success is key.

Help others

Lucky people give freely of their time and resources.

Giving reminds us of how lucky we already are.

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Frank Morgan

@frankiem

How to Make Your Own Luck

The concept of "luck" stems from this perceptual bias: the belief that some people's existence defies mathematical probability, that because they have it and we don't, they're violating the universe's probabilities. The truth is, across the spectrum of a lifetime, we all receive both opportunity and injustice in healthy doses.

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Luck is a perceptual bias

In other people, we focus on the successful result, not the struggle and growth experiences they endured to reach it, while in ourselves, all we’re aware of is the struggle...

We control our luck

... to a certain extent. We may not directly affect major opportunities of our life at any given moment (like finding oil on our property), but we can indirectly influence how many opportunities spring up and the ferocity with which we pursue them.

Become a lucky person

Be a social butterfly: Lucky people enjoy relating to other people.
Periodically do something stupid: Luck is more likely to fall on those who take a dumb risk or two.
Maximize your positive luck and minimize the negative one.
Be optimistic: Our performance usually rises to the level of our expectations.

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