How to Increase Your Luck Surface Area (Ultimate Guide)
If there’s something you want to do, do it. By doing it, you increase your “surface area of luck”, as Paul Graham says. The idea I most loved discovering was James Austin’s four types of luck, which is all about increasing the surface area of your luck.
You make your own luck.
“The way to attract good luck is to be reliable in a valuable area.
The more you repeatedly deliver value, the more people seek you out for that value.
Your reputation is a magnet. Once you become known for something, relevant opportunities come to you with no extra work.”
The more you repeatedly deliver value, the more people seek you out for that value.
Your reputation is a magnet. Once you become known for something, relevant opportunities come to you with no extra work.”
James Clear • 3-2-1: On Taking Risks, Attracting Good Luck, and the Benefits of Rest | James Clear
How to Get Lucky
Tim Ferriss • The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness
Some goals have to be approached like gardening. You can’t force plants to grow, you can only engineer the conditions in which they’re likely to flourish, and trust that the results will come.
Making your own luck is like this: As Steve Jobs put it, “you can’t plan to meet the people who will change your life.” However, you can still increase your s... See more
Making your own luck is like this: As Steve Jobs put it, “you can’t plan to meet the people who will change your life.” However, you can still increase your s... See more
How to increase your surface area for luck
Life is random, but luck isn’t. Lucky people surround themselves with the most successful people in the world and take chances. It isn’t hard or impossible. It just takes work. Do the work. Trust me, just do the work.