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Quote by: orgaelin The one interesting thing about the concept of luck is that some people seem to have more of it. Now I'm with the sceptics here on the subject of luck - it's little more than probability. But I for one cannot deny that some people are just damn lucky!
I have two different relatives who are both really lucky all the time. One always wins at bingo, the other wins at just about anything he puts his hand to...
And I have to say that I think the common thread between these lucky few is their mentality. My brother, the lucky one, has the most amazingly positive upbeat mentality, and I have no doubt he will never experience depression in his whole life. He thinks positive, and positive stuff just happens. My bingo-loving aunt goes in expecting to win, not just because of a positive attitude, but by now because of simple conditioning!
So what exactly is going on with people like this? Can anyone suggest a mechanism by which positive attitude/expectation translates into positive results? (I have my own ideas!  ) |
Research has demonstrated that thoughts do effect out come, even the when this is the roll of dice or a slot machine. Never gamble with scared money, because this is demonstratably bad luck. There is an increasing about such reseach and books on the subject. Another way this works, is positive people are more likely to take the risk, increasing their chances of winning. Most of us are "unlucky" when we don't expect things to well, and do not take the opportunity that comes our way.