I've always considered myself a bit lucky (not the luckiest guy though), but I don't think I created my luck myself.
From my point of view, there are things that we can control, and things that we cannot control. Being lucky is when things that are not in your control favor you.
You can do everything in your control to make something happen. You can work hard and push yourself. Give everything. You can even execute your actions very well. However, that does not guarantee the desired result.
I have long understood that the best does not always win. Doing everything well does not mean a good result. There is always a factor that is beyond our control and that ends up being decisive. It can be things that we often overlook like the weather, other people's actions or mood, stuff like that. There are simply times when everything works out for you, circumstances favor you, and it is very easy to success. And there are other times when the opposite happens.
The point is, luck is precisely the sum of all those things that we cannot control.
Of course, I don't think luck is the main determining factor, I think perseverance is. If you do things the right way long enough, no matter how unlucky you are, you will finally make it. In the same way, no matter how much good luck you have, how good your karma is or whatever, if you make a lot of wrong decisions sooner or later you will lose.
So I believe in luck, but I also believe in doing things right to achieve the desired result.
Interesting topic. Cheers!
Thanks for the thoughtful reply @vieira, appreciate your perspective.
Maybe there are really two parts to the whole equation.
Let's say you catch a free ride to town... that's "lucky," but you only caught that free ride because you walked out of your neighborhood and stood by a busy road which is the "work" part by which we create luck. So yes, there is an element of luck, because you could have walked to the road and not gotten a ride.
Part of what inspired this post is the recollection of how you often tend to notice what you're interested in. I sometimes call it the car shopping effect. If you're shopping for a car, and have decided you want to get a yellow VW, you'll suddenly notice that there seem to be many more yellow VW's around than before. Actually, there are the exact same amount, you're just paying attention now. And because you're paying attention, it's more likely that something specific will happen, than when you are NOT.
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