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Sometimes what people call luck may be observation, preparation, positioning or things of this nature....yes, that's true. These are things that can be controll
by jqm 12y ago
Sometimes what people call luck may be observation, preparation, positioning or things of this nature....yes, that's true.
These are things that can be controlled. I'm sure we have all met people who believe they have simply gotten unlucky while it's obvious to the outside observer that their actions resulted in the consequence they consider bad luck.
But, there is an element of random chance that exists outside our control and always will. This is what I call real luck and there isn't any use in trying to explain "why" because there is no "why" that we can understand. It's just a flip of the dice from our perspective. These kind of articles should really differentiate and stop lumping behavior in with luck. They aren't the same.
- localhorse 12y ago> But, there is an element of random chance that exists outside our control and always will. Certainly. But - statistically speaking - this would affect everyone the same way, positively or negatively. You're talking about chance, not luck as a property or attribute that someone can have more of than someone else. It might seem that way, depending on your sample size, but that's not really how it works.
- jqm 12y agoMaybe what you are calling luck I call chance. Just for fun I looked the word up. It turns out that either definition can apply. I just take exception to the idea that everything is in our control. It isn't. Some events our out of control and often we don't even see what's coming.