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I believe that success does largely depend on capitalizing on lucky breaks. However, I also believe that each and every one of us gets lucky breaks. What matter

by majani 10y ago

I believe that success does largely depend on capitalizing on lucky breaks. However, I also believe that each and every one of us gets lucky breaks. What matters is can you spot lucky breaks,and when you do spot them, how do you react? I think it's very possible to train yourself to have the awareness to be able to analyze situations, recognize lucky breaks frequently and just run with them. In a word, you could call this approach "opportunism."

lotsofpulp 10y ago
>However, I also believe that each and every one of us gets lucky breaks. Why do you assume this?
- e12e 10y ago
  Everyone experience change. Not all change is bad, some change is good. This would be sufficient for "everyone experience lucky breaks" to be true. Sometimes a change can be terrible and good. Whole family dead, house gone? Terrible. Being free to move to a new area, perhaps find new opportunity - could be (in a different sense) good. Only a crazy person would want such a disaster, but sometimes surviving something like that if one is able to shamble on through life - will in hindsight be the point were life changed, in some ways, for the better.
  - reallydontask 10y ago
    I don't doubt for a second that everybody gets lucky breaks. There is an issue of magnitude of those breaks, though
- majani 10y ago
  Even being born is a lucky break
taway_1212 10y ago
> However, I also believe that each and every one of us gets lucky breaks. Everyone? How about people who have no talents whatsoever - they are at best average (or a bit above average) at everything that could be useful? Most people are like that.
- majani 10y ago
  Not all lucky breaks involve talent. For example being born into a well off family. Further to the point, you'd not imagine the number of rich kids who piss away that particular lucky break
bartkappenburg 10y ago
“Luck Is What Happens When Preparation Meets Opportunity"
- hamilyon2 10y ago
  But only if you know in advance what to prepare for.
howeyc 10y ago
There is a psychologist professor that studied exactly what you are describing and wrote a book on the results. https://richardwiseman.wordpress.com/books/the-luck-factor/ https://richardwiseman.wordpress.com/books/the-luck-factor/
paulcole 10y ago
> I also believe that each and every one of us gets lucky breaks Good personal philosophy but clearly false in a meaningful way.
csorrell 10y ago
I agree with you, but understand too that the ability to capitalize on lucky breaks is not something we're all equally positioned to do. This is where poverty starts to feel a lot like a trap. If it's all you can do to keep your head above water until payday, you're less likely to be able to skip work for the afternoon, or put in the extra time somewhere else to catch that lucky break... whatever that break is, it's going to be more available if you're not coming at it from a survival mentality.

by majani 10y ago

lotsofpulp 10y ago

>However, I also believe that each and every one of us gets lucky breaks. Why do you assume this?

e12e 10y ago
Everyone experience change. Not all change is bad, some change is good. This would be sufficient for "everyone experience lucky breaks" to be true. Sometimes a change can be terrible and good. Whole family dead, house gone? Terrible. Being free to move to a new area, perhaps find new opportunity - could be (in a different sense) good. Only a crazy person would want such a disaster, but sometimes surviving something like that if one is able to shamble on through life - will in hindsight be the point were life changed, in some ways, for the better.
- reallydontask 10y ago
  I don't doubt for a second that everybody gets lucky breaks. There is an issue of magnitude of those breaks, though
majani 10y ago
Even being born is a lucky break

taway_1212 10y ago

> However, I also believe that each and every one of us gets lucky breaks. Everyone? How about people who have no talents whatsoever - they are at best average (or a bit above average) at everything that could be useful? Most people are like that.

majani 10y ago
Not all lucky breaks involve talent. For example being born into a well off family. Further to the point, you'd not imagine the number of rich kids who piss away that particular lucky break

bartkappenburg 10y ago

“Luck Is What Happens When Preparation Meets Opportunity"

hamilyon2 10y ago
But only if you know in advance what to prepare for.

howeyc 10y ago

There is a psychologist professor that studied exactly what you are describing and wrote a book on the results. https://richardwiseman.wordpress.com/books/the-luck-factor/ https://richardwiseman.wordpress.com/books/the-luck-factor/

paulcole 10y ago

> I also believe that each and every one of us gets lucky breaks Good personal philosophy but clearly false in a meaningful way.

csorrell 10y ago

I agree with you, but understand too that the ability to capitalize on lucky breaks is not something we're all equally positioned to do. This is where poverty starts to feel a lot like a trap. If it's all you can do to keep your head above water until payday, you're less likely to be able to skip work for the afternoon, or put in the extra time somewhere else to catch that lucky break... whatever that break is, it's going to be more available if you're not coming at it from a survival mentality.