Originally posted on June 24, 2014.
Stories about luck are timeless.
I will only be blogging a synopsis of the lucky articles online today as:
- Mental Floss doesn’t put all their main articles online (because then what incentive would you have to purchase their publication?),
- and I don’t have the right to reprint any of the articles in full.
Featured in the June issue are:
Meet the World’s Unluckiest People
8 Insanely Lucky Flea Market Finds
How to Go Viral
It’s not luck when a cat video spreads like wildfire-it’s science!
How to Get Discovered
Don’t quit your day job-it may lead to your big break! (or not)
How to (Truly) Improve Your Luck
In his article Oliver Burkeman discusses:
- why are interested in luck (if we can influence random events we gain the illusion of control)
- tells us we can’t influence games of chance (well, we all know that),
- that just daydreaming about luck, prizes, romance or a job aren’t enough (yes, you actually have to get off your butt and take action towards your goals–You Can’t Win If You Don’t Enter!),
- points from Dr. Richard Wiseman’s book The Luck Factor (PDF excerpt),
- and how to make space in your life to allow luck in.
Uncertainty feels uncomfortable, so we’re tempted to do whatever we can to get rid of it. But learning to tolerate it instead will bring you better luck.
Im super excited I found you on TikTok! I just purchased your book on kindle last night. Thank you for sharing al that you know.
Hi Carolyn, Watched your annual St. Patrick’s Day video and really enjoyed it. Lot’s of awesome tips for sweepers! Looking forward to your new book too. I also saw your posts on Tiktok and YouTube announcing your $25 giftcard giveaway. Hope to be the lucky recipient!!!
You really do have to have a mindset that you are going to win. In the car yesterday morning I heard this on the radio “A lucky leprechaun once told me fortune favors the bold”. My Bingo group sent out a Facebook message asking who was going to win tonight. I BOLDLY told the group what I had heard in the morning and that indeed I would be winning. You guessed it! Winner, winner, chicken dinner!!
Thanks Carolyn, I enjoyed the article.