This starts off sounding like it's going to be a fascinating story about how lotteries are designed, and how a smart person with a lot of persistence and an und

This starts off sounding like it's going to be a fascinating story about how lotteries are designed, and how a smart person with a lot of persistence and an understanding of statistics can exploit tiny deviations from randomness to their benefit. It becomes clear after a dozen or so paragraphs that it's some meaningless pseudo-profound bullshit about "the power of taking control of your life". Don't waste your time reading it.