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Jul 21, 2019 • 31 tweets • 6 min read
Interesting book "HOW TO GET LUCKY" by Max Gunther-- author of Zurich Axioms,
"There are two ways to be an almost sure loser in life. One is to take goofy risks; that is, risks that are out of proportion to the rewards being sought. And the other is to take no risks at all"
Out of the 13 Techniques that the book describes,
Technique-1 is recognising the role of luck. "Ignoring the role of luck is a recipe for bad luck. When you clearly see how luck affects a given situation, then you become strongly aware that the situation is bound to change"