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 1/ https://t.co/BhvclGutBw

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… Show more

What should you do if you're young and ambitious but don't know what to work on? What you should not do is drift along passively, assuming the problem will solve itself. You need to take action. But there is no systematic procedure you can follow. When you read biographies of people who've done great work, it's remarkable how much luck is involved.... See more

People have an enormous capacity to make things happen. A combination of self-doubt, giving up too early, and not pushing hard enough prevents most people from ever reaching anywhere near their potential.

“You can attract luck simply by sharing your work publicly.”