The Luck Factor: The Scientific Study of the Lucky Mind

My friend told me that this book describes myself so I had to buy it and see what he was talking about ! It was such a good read ! if you want to be more lucky in life ... go read this ... I read it and smiled, as I have already followed alot of these principles in life already :-)

Simply put this will question everything you have believed / been taught about luck (which in its current definition suggests that there is some kind of higher power that causes things, especially good things to entirely happen by chance and not as a result of your own actions. And that you either have it or you don’t… and breath!) and put you back in the driving seat of creating your very own luck for the rest of your life 💪🏻 powerful stuff right?This book is well researched, easy to read, factual and life changing with a practical guide to understanding what luck really means and how you can create your own luck with scientific evidence based studies which will blow your mind🧠. It will empower you to be able you to create your own luck in all areas of your life through 4 easy principles: opportunities, optimism, expectations and positivity (to put it very simply but there is much more depth to each of these principles in the book)The book left me so excited for what I could achieve with my new understanding of why I had been deemed naturally lucky in some areas of my life, such as my business success 👩‍💼 whilst also allowing me to look at areas I was deemed naturally unlucky* in (such as romance ❤️) so I could put actions into place to improve both areas even more. I was left pumped to get started with the techniques and soooooo excited to see where life was going to take me with this new superpower 🦸‍♀️So whether you believe you are naturally lucky or unlucky or maybe you don’t even believe in luck (I didn’t) this book is scientifically proven to increase your fortunes currently know as luck and who wouldn’t want to be more lucky? 🍀

Muy buen libro, aquí en México no lo encontré y me llegó antes de la fecha indicada.

Great read exploring the science behind luck!

“Some people have all the luck.”You’ve heard that said, and perhaps you have wondered whether it is true. Professor Richard Wiseman, a research psychologist at the University of Hertfordshire in Britain, set out to test that proposition, and he subsequently wrote this book about his findings, The Luck Factor: The Four Essential Principles. His studies showed that people can improve their luck, or at least feel that they have, by changing their behavior and attitudes.Getting luckier by changing your behavior and attitudes will not increase your chances of winning the lottery. Roulette wheels and slot machines won’t notice, either. Rather, your awareness of opportunities, your use of intuition/hunches, your resilience in the face of bad fortune, and your interactions with other people will improve–and their responses will likely be beneficial to you, making you “luckier.”Dr. Wiseman’s findings uncovered four elements in the difference between those who believed themselves to have been lucky versus those who did not:1. “Maximize your chance possibilities.” Be alert to opportunities, and act on them. He states this as, “Lucky people create, notice, and act upon the chance opportunities in their lives.” Often extroverts, they network well. With a relaxed attitude toward life, they try new things, get out of ruts, giving themselves more chances to “win.” For example, my youngest brother accepted a temporary research assignment in Great Britain, and there he met a wonderful woman to whom he is very happily married.Professor Wiseman tested his subjects for alertness to obvious clues in a simple reading experiment. The ones who had considered themselves to be lucky usually found the clues almost immediately. The faction considering themselves to be unlucky generally missed the clues. The lucky were simply more alert than the unlucky.To gauge their comparative degrees of connection to others, their degree of networking, Professor Wiseman had his study subjects read a list of 15 common last names and then check how many of these 15 surnames were of people they knew personally. On average, the “lucky” fraction knew many more than the “unlucky” fraction, indicating that the lucky ones were more effective at building networks. Networks are likely to present opportunities.2. “Listen to your lucky hunches.“ Follow your intuition, not just your reasoning, in personal, financial, and business situations. You can increase this faculty by meditation and by setting aside problems temporarily while your subconscious mind works on them. Falling in love certainly has its intuitive aspects. Sometimes, however, we get a feeling that something is awry, even though we do not know why. Heed both attraction and repulsion. “The heart has its reasons that reason does not understand.”3. “Expect good fortune.” Create self-fulfilling prophecies by having positive expectations. Expect interactions with others to be mutually beneficial. You will be more attractive as a partner, more likely to establish a win/win outcome. Let your reach exceed your grasp: have high goals. You cannot win if you do not try. “You’ve got to be in it to win it.”4. “Turn bad luck into good.“ See the positive side of failure: turn that lemon into lemonade; recognize that it could be worse; learn; adapt; forge on; don‘t dwell on temporary defeat.The principles make sense. The personal stories are interesting. Professor Wiseman lives up to his name.