Luck isn’t lucky

The Daily Habit For Doers

​“Luck Is What Happens When Preparation Meets Opportunity.”

- Seneca

Luck isn’t just lucky.

In fact, In 1978, a neurologist named Dr. James Austin published a book entitled Chase, Chance, & Creativity: The Lucky Art of Novelty.

Dr. Austin proposed that there are four types of luck. Here’s what they are… and how you can build more of each.

Blind Luck — “The good luck that occurs is completely accidental. It is pure blind luck that comes with no effort on our part.”

→ Nothing

Luck from Motion — “Something else has been added—motion...A certain [basic] level of action 'stirs up the pot', brings in random ideas that will collide and stick together in fresh combinations, lets chance operate.”

→ Learning

→ Meeting People

Luck from Awareness — “This presents only a faint clue, the potential opportunity exists, but it will be overlooked except by that one person uniquely equipped to observe it, visualize it conceptually, and fully grasp its significance. This type of luck involves a special receptivity, discernment, and intuitive grasp of significance unique to one particular recipient.”

→ Reading & Studying

→ Remaining Open-Minded & Curious

→ Learning Deeply About Hobbies & Disciplines

Luck from Uniqueness — “This luck comes to you, unsought, because of who you are and how you behave...the links of this can be drawn together and fused only by one quixotic rider cantering in on his own homemade hobby horse to intercept the problem at an odd angle… This luck favors those with distinctive, if not eccentric hobbies, personal lifestyles, and motor behaviors.”

→ Improving Your Character

→ Mastering Your Craft

→ Building Discipline

→ Leaning Into Your Uniqueness

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