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I think of luck in similar terms to hacking. Whereas an insecure system can have a large attack surface area, I think there are things you can do in life to inc

• jacquesm 9y ago
  That's an interesting perspective!
• AstralStorm 9y ago
  The problem is that you can fall into a trap of self improvement for sake of it or try to overcome weaknesses that are inconsequential. Essentially waste time better used otherwise. Persistence has its limits and is easily exploited. To know your limits takes a special kind of training and sensitivity. Moore so to figure out limits of others. (That's not even starting with how accurate anyone's knowledge and perceptions are.)
• timrichard 9y ago
  That's a coincidence... When thinking about this before, I settled on the term "luck surface area" as well. My version had one axis for "things you can do", and another axis for "number of people who know about the things you can do". The theory being - the larger the area, the luckier you'll be. It came out of recollections about people I've met. One or two working on amazing projects at home and telling almost no-one, and others networking like crazy but with little substance behind it (as far as I could tell anyway) - both seemed like thin surface areas.