The Luck Factor: Summary for Busy People

The content introduced here is a portion of "The Luck Factor" by psychologist and magician Richard Wiseman.

▪︎How to scientifically improve your luck

・Lucky people are extroverted and expand their network

Lucky people actively participate in places where people gather and take the initiative to talk to others to expand their network. There are many so-called extroverted people.

The reason why extroverted people are lucky is that by meeting many people, the possibility of encountering opportunities increases.

The more you interact with people, the higher the chance of finding a partner. Anything will sell in a place with high foot traffic. In other words, if you want to seize luck, it is better to interact with many people.

・Lucky people are willing to try new experiences

Lucky people tend to happily embrace new experiences. Humans often mock or reject new things, but it is precisely within those new things that opportunities lie.

It is not that everything new is good, but you cannot seize opportunities without having new experiences. Unlucky people tend to avoid new experiences.

If you want to improve your luck, you should actively challenge yourself with new things, even if you fail. Start by increasing new experiences little by little, such as changing your commute route, going to a newly opened cafe, or trying out a new product.

・Lucky people relax and keep an eye on their surroundings

Lucky people look at the big picture rather than focusing on a single thing. Conversely, many unlucky people tend to focus only on one thing.

If you are focused on your smartphone while walking, you will never notice money dropped on the ground. The person who can notice money on the ground while taking a walk is someone who is relaxed and looking at many different things.

If you want to find opportunities, you need to lift your head and look at many things instead of focusing only on the one thing you are doing right now.

・Lucky people act according to their intuition

Many lucky people trust and act on their intuition, while many unlucky people do not follow their intuition.

To learn how to listen to your intuition and instincts, it helps to frequently take time for meditation or to clear your head and relax. You can activate your intuition by creating time to think slowly on your own.

Intuition is the voice of your heart. To hear the voice of your heart, let's practice meditation where you can be alone.

・Lucky people have high expectations for their future

Lucky people believe that their future will get better, that their wishes will surely be fulfilled, and that they have the ability to make it happen. Conversely, unlucky people are in despair about the future.

When humans have a belief about their future, such as 'Won't it turn out like this?', they begin to act in accordance with that belief. In other words, the future is likely to turn out exactly as you think it will.

If you have positive beliefs, you will eventually start taking actions to realize a good future, but if you have negative beliefs, you will stop taking any action at all.

・Lucky people turn misfortune into good fortune

Lucky people try to turn misfortune into good luck using the following three methods:

For example, suppose you get into a car accident and get injured. A lucky person would think, 'I'm glad I didn't die,' 'I'm glad it only cost this much,' or 'This was a good lesson.'

Things always have both good and bad sides. Even when negative events occur, lucky people change their perspective and try to see the 'good side.' Conversely, unlucky people have their mental state collapse and become depressed when an unfortunate event occurs.

・Lucky people do not give up and keep taking action even when they hit a wall.

Lucky people are often patient and do not give up. Conversely, unlucky people give up immediately when they hit a wall. Using a game as an analogy, lucky people are those who keep retrying without giving up, no matter how many times they get a game over.

When lucky people hit a wall, they can keep taking action by thinking, 'It will work out anyway' or 'How can I make this work?'

Conversely, when unlucky people get a game over, they give up immediately, saying things like, 'It was just my fate,' 'I've had enough,' or 'I have no talent.'

Whether or not you can keep taking action without giving up when you hit a wall greatly influences whether you are lucky or unlucky.

・Lucky people practice meditation.

A high percentage of lucky people practice meditation, and meditation is the easiest method to practice among those that enhance intuition.

Meditation has been recognized in neuroscience research as having immeasurable benefits. Many top-tier companies such as Google, Facebook, Intel, Goldman Sachs, and McKinsey have adopted meditation into their internal training programs.

▪︎[Conclusion] It is up to you to improve your luck

Lucky people often meet ideal partners, achieve their dreams, and succeed in their careers without even having to put in extra effort.

Conversely, unlucky people do not meet partners, fail to achieve their dreams, and do not succeed in their work either.

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