How to increase your surface area for luck
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How to increase your surface area for luck
When you read biographies of people who've done great work, it's remarkable how much luck is involved. They discover what to work on as a result of a chance meeting, or by reading a book they happen to pick up. So you need to make yourself a big target for luck, and the way to do that is to be curious. Try lots of things, meet lots of people, read
... See moreThe key, then, is to raise the likelihood that you stumble upon something valuable—namely, by courting good randomness and seeing the opportunities
Ben Casnocha • The Start-up of You: Adapt to the Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform Your Career
Don’t Be a Stranger: Create Your Own Luck in Business through Strategic Relationship Building
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Adam Wiggins • Career with swyx // Metamuse podcast episode 53
On Luck
"'Give yourself a lot of shots to get lucky' is even better advice than it appears on the surface. Luck isn’t an independent variable but increases super-linearly with more surface area—you meet more people, make more connections between new ideas, learn patterns, etc."
-- Sam Altman
"'Give yourself a lot of shots to get lucky' is even better advice than it appears on the surface. Luck isn’t an independent variable but increases super-linearly with more surface area—you meet more people, make more connections between new ideas, learn patterns, etc."
-- Sam Altman