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How Luck Happens
Using the Science of Luck to Transform Work, Love, and Life
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After spending a year researching and experiencing gratitude for The Gratitude Diaries, Janice Kaplan is back to tackle another big, mysterious influence in all our lives: luck. And this time she's joined on her journey by coauthor Dr. Barnaby Marsh, a renowned academic who guides her exploration.
Together they uncover the unexpected, little-understood science behind what we call "luck," proving that many seemingly random events are actually under your—and everyone's—control. They examine the factors that made stars like Harrison Ford and Jonathan Groff so successful, and learn the real secrets that made Kate Spade and Warby Parker into global brands. Using original research, fascinating studies, and engaging interviews, Kaplan and Marsh reveal the simple techniques to create luck in love and marriage, business and career, and health, happiness, and family relationships. Their breakthrough insights prove that all of us—from CEOs to stay-at-home moms—can tip the scales of fortune in our favor.
Through a mix of scientific research, conversations with famous and successful people—from academics like Dan Ariely and Leonard Mlodinow to actor Josh Groban—and powerful narrative, How Luck Happens uncovers a fascinating subject in accessible and entertaining style.
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Release date
March 6, 2018 -
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Kindle Book
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9781101986400
- File size: 731 KB
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EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9781101986400
- File size: 755 KB
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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February 1, 2018
How to make yourself lucky.Seneca said it best: "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." In this genial, upbeat overview, former Parade editor-in-chief Kaplan (The Gratitude Diaries: How a Year Looking on the Bright Side Can Transform Your Life, 2015, etc.) and risk-taking expert Marsh offer stories of those lucky moments in the lives of countless people. "To get lucky, you have to be in a place where opportunities are going to be around you," said Marsh in one of the authors' regular weekly conversations, which drive the narrative. Kaplan, a veteran journalist, is often out conducting interviews with famous and successful (and lucky) people, and she compares notes with Marsh, who provides insights from his own risk-related work (as a visiting researcher at Princeton and Harvard), as well as other findings in psychology, behavioral economics, and neuroscience. Time and again, their stories find luck occurring at the intersection of "chance, talent, and hard work," whether in the case of the young carpenter Harrison Ford, installing cabinets for movie director George Lucas and winding up in the movie American Graffiti; or of aspiring actress Charlize Theron, discovered by an agent during a screaming fit in a Los Angeles bank. "You make luck through other people"--witness Mother Teresa, who found that flying first class put her next to wealthy donors. Not to mention social media maven Sree Sreenivasan, the former chief digital officer at the Met Museum, who, when he lost that job, got word out to his followers and soon landed a better-paying position. In a long succession of feel-good stories, not always about the famous but often so--from Thomas Edison to Lee Child and Deepak Chopra--the authors illustrate how individuals managed successfully to place the constellations of good fortune in alignment. They are quick to note that you won't get lucky sitting home watching TV.A brightly crafted, overlong diversion.COPYRIGHT(2018) Kirkus Reviews, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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