Early this week I watched an interesting article on ABC’s science show Catalyst. Catalyst looks at a broad range of Australian and International stories dealing with scientific breakthroughs and generally presents issues relating to science.
The story I found most interesting was called Lucky. The story focused on Professor Richard Wiseman research into luck. The basic findings were that lucky people were not born lucky they are merely unintentionally applying four basic principles. The four basic principles that have arisen in the research were:
Principle One: Maximise Chance Opportunities
“Lucky people are skilled at creating, noticing and acting upon chance opportunities. They do this in various ways, including networking, adopting a relaxed attitude to life and by being open to new experiences.”
Principle Two: Listening to Lucky Hunches
“Lucky people make effective decisions by listening to their intuition and gut feelings. In addition, they take steps to actively boost their intuitive abilities by, for example, meditating and clearing their mind of other thoughts.”
Principle Three: Expect Good Fortune
“Lucky people are certain that the future is going to be full of good fortune. These expectations become self-fulfilling prophecies by helping lucky people persist in the face of failure, and shape their interactions with others in a positive way.”
Principle Four: Turn Bad Luck to Good
“Lucky people employ various psychological techniques to cope with, and often even thrive upon, the ill fortune that comes their way. For example, they spontaneously imagine how things could have been worse, do not dwell on ill fortune, and take control of the situation.”
If you are interested in watching this article you can do so on-line via one of the following links below:
runtime 9:35 mins.
Windows Media Player Video Lucky.
If you are interested in reading more about Professor Richard Wiseman research here is a link to his papers.
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1 Comment
These are great principles and definitely true. Individuals that are more positive, can focus on their gut and get rid of all the other stuff that is bad generally seem to do better than those that are not as upbeat. You will notice these people at the casino from time to time - although not necessarily at the poker table.