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The point is that there no such thing as luck as we generally understand it, but rather it is equivalent to opportunity plus skill (or better, preparedness). Th
by hackinthebochs 10y ago
The point is that there no such thing as luck as we generally understand it, but rather it is equivalent to opportunity plus skill (or better, preparedness). That is, you need to be prepared for the opportunity when it presents itself. Most people aren't and they deem themselves unlucky.
- AstralStorm 10y agoYou also first need to be at the right place and time. To do so, you need to know what that is for the opportunity you want to invite and have means to get there, as well as means to recognise it. Those things do not come free.
- sidlls 10y agoMy point was that you're kind of defining luck as a form of opportunity, which is itself a product of chance. I think maybe you're just describing luck in different terms without altering what is meant by the concept.
- hackinthebochs 10y agoWell luck is usually thought of as favorable chance occurrences, usually as a way of rationalizing why some people have success in some area and some don't. The argument is that this form of "luck" doesn't exist. Certainly chance occurrences are a part of reality, and some of those happen to be favorable for some people. But ultimately "favorable chance occurrences" isn't a good explanation for the observed disparity of success. What is a good explanation is chance occurrences plus preparedness. And so what we generally refer to as luck is really better understood this way.
- sidlls 10y agoHow is your explanation better? What studies and research support that?
- hackinthebochs 10y agoI don't think the meaning of concepts are the types of things studies generally shed light on. It's just a philosophical argument. Feel free to accept it or not.