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How to Maximize Serendipity - David Perell
"serendipity engine" - consistently creating moments of potential connection and designing a cadence of connection in your life that can lead to unexpected, deeper connections if you're open to them.
Daniel Stillman • Instead of Networking, Build a Serendipity Engine — Daniel Stillman
The 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
Paul Graham on how to make yourself a big target 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
Can you engineer serendipity?
In the “surface area of luck” theory, your chance of being lucky equals the actions you take towards your passion multiplied by the people you tell.
Luck =
(Passionate Doing) x (Effective Telling)
h/t @VirenOswall
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