Four steps to attracting much nice luck
by:
David Leonhardt
The Luck Factor rips apart the notion that luck is thing
that simply happens. Dr. Wiseman reports on over three years of scientific inquiry into what is often considered the most pseudoscientific
topic of all. However, Dr. Wiseman suggests another reason for the lack of scientific research into luck:
"The situation is akin to the old story of the man who knows he born
several treasure in one part of the street but searches in another part because the light is better there."
Dr. Wiseman's central thesis is that luck can be expected and therefore controlled. He offers four "principles of luck", then explains how we can harness these principles to live luckier lives. The four principles are:
Maximize your chance opportunities
Listen to your lucky hunches
Expect nice fortune
Turn bad luck into good
The Luck Factor is everything that a science book should be. It details research conducted by the author, as well as research from many
different psychologists. Many a of the experiments Dr. Wiseman documented
were already familiar to me, as I had documented
them in my own book, Climb your Stairs to Heaven: the 9 habits of maximum happiness.
At the same time, Dr. Wiseman does the psychological research all available to the average reader, several through the use of plain language and by fashioning his points through quizzes and visual puzzles.
I give this book a rare ten out of ten, and predict it could be the better self-help/psychology book of 2003. I can't think of any reason not to buy this book immediately.
David Leonhardt is The Happy Guy, author of "Climb your Stairs to Heaven: the 9 habits of maximum happiness". See much self-help book reviews at www.TheHappyGuy.com in the Self-actualization Resource Center, or sign up for his free online Happy Class.
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