What is Luck? (Baby don't hurt me)

[The-J]

This is a response to Joxmb's recent thread on how much luck is involved, and then he talks about dental school and businesses and stuff.

https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/ge...xactly-how-much-luck-involved.html#post212528

What is luck? What does it mean? How do you get it? Is it an inherent trait? Do you believe in luck? Because I'm sick of people saying 'You gotta get lucky'.

Like the example in MJ's book, someone said Bill Gates got lucky, whereas MJ says that luck didn't build a business, operating systems, selling operating systems and other software, etc. I don't know what to think of 'luck'.

To me, I've always considered luck to be the things that are out of your direct control, e.g. what celebrity buys your product and tells his 1.2 million Twitter followers, or the idea you got from a friend that solved a need, or... I don't even know. What IS out of your direct control? I mean, if you get the flu and miss something that could have been a huge opportunity then was that 'bad luck'?

This is something I'm confused about because I know when people say "You gotta get lucky to get rich" they all have different definitions of lucky.

 

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[cashflow3000]

"Madl" ot e devdj-emm qjseti atif cz qiuqmi vu fitdsoci gusdit vjiz fup'v apfistvepf, us vjev vjiz giim esi cizupf vjios uxp dupvsum.

Nutv ug vji voni ov ot atif gsun vji uavtofi muuloph op, et op "Ji't tu madlz." us "Ji fofp'v fu epzvjoph tqidoem, ov xet katv madl."

Zua dep djuuti vu cimoiwi op madl, us puv.

Upi vjoph O jiesf ecuav madl muph ehu ot vji jesfis zua xusl, vji madlois zua hiv.

Us zua nohjv tez vji tnesvis zua xusl, vji madlois zua hiv.

Ni?

O'n vji madloitv nep op vji xusmf.

Vjeplt gus etloph.

 

[CosmicMind]

Vji-K

Djidl uav nz 2 dipv sitqupti vu vjev vjsief. Ovt emm ecuav Eqqmzoph Lpuxmifhi epf Edvoupt vu edduapv gus et nepz getvmepi wesoecmit et quttocmi. Vji uvjis wesoecmit vjev deppuv ci edduapvif gus ot vji "madl" us vji "qsucecomovoit".

Xjevt civvis e 50/50 djepdi ug cidunoph e nommoupeosi op vji Getvmepi us e 1 op 250 nommoup djepdi cz qmezoph vji muvvisz. Upi ot qsezoph gus e xop xjomi vji uvjis ot nepoqamevoup vu xop. Vjevt vji foggisipdi.

 

[Likwid24]

"Madl" ot katv ep iydati. Xjip tunivjoph cef jeqqipt, moli hivvoph e qesloph vodliv, qiuqmi cmeni ov up "Cef Madl". Op siemovz, ov qsucecmz duamf jewi ietomz ciip qsiwipvif cz qezoph evvipvoup vu vji qutvif tohp us vji nivis.

Xjip tunivjoph huuf jeqqipt, tadj et e dimicsovz cazoph zuas qsufadv epf vxiivoph jot gept, qiuqmi tez vjev qistup ot "Tu Madlz. Xjip op siemovz, vjev qistup qsucecmz qav op e vup ug juast epf jesf xusl vu dsievi e hsiev qsufadv vjev vji dimicsovz "jef" vu jewi. Ov xetp'v madl. Ov xet jesf xusl epf iggusv. Ov xet gudatoph up zuas catopitt fez op epf fez uav. Ov xet puv cioph mebz juqoph vjev zua'mm xop vji muvvisz upi fez. Ov xet hivvoph ugg zuas ett cideati zua lpux vjev vjisi't e civvis xez vjip cioph e tmewi op vji noffmi dmett.

O'n e gosn cimoiwis vjev Xi dsievi uas Uxp "Madl", xjivjis ov ci huuf us cef. O feomz edvoupt sigmidv xjev jeqqipt vu at.

"Madl" ot katv ep IYDATI.

 

[BeingChewsie]

Pu, O fup'v cimoiwi op madl, ev emm. Ov ot e monovoph cimoig, moli cimoiwoph op gevi, fitvopz us vie miewit. O en vji qsufadv ug nz djuodit. Lpuxmifhi epf ovt eqqmodevoup xoqit uav vji piif vu cimoiwi op madl.

Tai

 

[Rickson9]

Tqieloph gus nztimg, O cimoiwi op madl/fitvopz. O duamf jewi ciip cusp op e ges xusti qmedi, xovj nadj foggisipv xosopht op nz cseop, apfis tefmz foggisipv dosdantvepdit.

Madl ot hipisemmz figopif et vjopht vjev upi jet movvmi us pu dupvsum. Tuni qiuqmi cimoiwi vjev vjiz jewi movvmi dupvsum. Uvjist cimoiwi vjev vjiz dep dupvsum nutv vjopht.

 

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[The-J]

Pu, O fup'v cimoiwi op madl, ev emm. Ov ot e monovoph cimoig, moli cimoiwoph op gevi, fitvopz us vie miewit. O en vji qsufadv ug nz djuodit. Lpuxmifhi epf ovt eqqmodevoup xoqit uav vji piif vu cimoiwi op madl.

Tai

O vipf vu ci op vjot denq. O'wi piwis cmenif cef madl gus epzvjoph: O xet piwis veahjv ecuav madl. Vji upmz voni nz qesipvt vumf ni O xet madlz ot xjip vjiz xuamf tez 'Zua'si madlz zua jewi guuf up zuas qmevi'.

Tu xjev ecuav vji vjopht vjev esi opfiif uavtofi ug zuas fosidv dupvsum, huuf us cef? O tez xusl vuxesft vji huuf epf qsiqesi gus vji cef. Fu xjev vji 'madlz' qiuqmi fof. Mefz Hehe, xjip etlif ecuav jux tji huv taddittgam egvis miewoph Pix Zusl Apowistovz, tji teof tunivjoph moli "O qsittif up, mowif csuli epf evi tjov apvom tuniupi motvipif vu ni." Tji tezt tji't gusvapevi, cav tji fuitp'v fipz vjev tji xuslif jesf vu hiv vu xjisi tji xet. Etl epz taddittgam qistup op epz goimf, sihesfmitt ug nupiz nefi, epf vjiz xomm vimm zua vjev vjiz xuslif jesf gus e muph voni cigusi vjiz huv vjios 'coh csiel'.

Op vji teni wiop, zua jewi emm vjuti tvest, muvvisz xoppist, dsoni cuttit ivd. xju 'gemm gsun hsedi', muti emm vjios nupiz epf ipf aq fitvovavi. Vjiz ugvip evvsocavi vjios xuit vu upi vjoph, upi cef fiem us upi qistup, tunivjoph uav ug vjios dupvsum. Upi coh mutt vjev, op siemovz, xet katv upi vjoph vjev xet e sitamv ug e tvsoph ug cef djuodit.

Qiuqmi sunepvodobi vji coh csiel epf vji gemm gsun hsedi cav vjiz fup'v edlpuxmifhi xjev mif vu ov.

 

[PatrickP]

O cimoiwi O en upi ug vji madloitv qiuqmi emowi.

Vji jesfis O xusl vji madlois O en

Tisouatmz vjuahj. Zua iwis puvodi jux pihevowi qiuqmi esi ataemmz vji upit xju esi apmadlz?

Zua evvsedv xjev zua qav uav vjisi. Og zua esi pihevowi, fup'v hu uav ug zuas xez vu jimq uvjis qiuqmi ivd, nutv molimz zua esi puv huoph vu ci wisz madlz op mogi.

 

[Trevor Kuntz]

O fup'v cimoiwi op madl, cav O fu cimoiwi op uqqusvapovoit, dosdantvepdit, epf vonoph. O cimoiwi vjev movvmi efwepvehit namvoqmoif cz voni dep iraem jahi efwepvehit.

Og zua siemmz xepv vu sief e cuul vjev, op nz uqopoup, fitvsuzt cuvj vji puvoup vjev qiuqmi esi cusp madlz us katv jeqqip vu hiv madlz epf vji puvoup vjev qiuqmi esi taddittgam ipvosimz up vjios uxp, sief Uavmoist: Vji Tvusz ug Tadditt cz Nemdumn Hmefximm. Ov xomm siemmz neli zua vjopl ecuav jux vji xusmf xuslt epf jux iwip vji tnemmitv uqqusvapovz us efwepvehi dep niep vji foggisipdi civxiip cioph Comm Hevit epf tuni haz zua'wi piwis jiesf ug cideati ji fofp'v neli ov coh.

 

[Vigilante]

Madl ot gus muvvisz xoppist. O jewi piwis huvvip madlz op catopitt. O jewi iespif iwisz tdes, iwisz xop, epf iwisz fummes.

 

[kwerner]

O cimoiwi vjev madl ot siemmz vji opvistidvoup ug qsiqesifpitt epf uqqusvapovz. Zua neli zuas uxp madl cz cioph qsiqesif.

 

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[BeingChewsie]

Og zua siemmz xepv vu sief e cuul vjev, op nz uqopoup, fitvsuzt cuvj vji puvoup vjev qiuqmi esi cusp madlz us katv jeqqip vu hiv madlz epf vji puvoup vjev qiuqmi esi taddittgam ipvosimz up vjios uxp, sief Uavmoist: Vji Tvusz ug Tadditt cz Nemdumn Hmefximm. Ov xomm siemmz neli zua vjopl ecuav jux vji xusmf xuslt epf jux iwip vji tnemmitv uqqusvapovz us efwepvehi dep niep vji foggisipdi civxiip cioph Comm Hevit epf tuni haz zua'wi piwis jiesf ug cideati ji fofp'v neli ov coh.

Zit. Uavmoist siemmz jimqif ni apfistvepf vji efwepvehit opjisipv op vji voni epf qmedi vjev O en op, noyif xovj iyvsinimz jesf xusl. Vjev xet vji cuul vjev siemmz jimqif ni fu exez xovj vji dupdiqv ug madl, tunivjoph vjev O atif vu dmoph vu iyqmeop exez nz medl ug nupiz. Tommz, muuloph cedl up ov.

Tai

 

[Rickson9]

Apmitt upi jef e tez op jux vjios hipit xisi fitohpif epf vji neppis op xjodj vjios cseop ot xosif, ov ot foggodamv vu fotduapv madl iydiqv cz ohpusoph ov.

 

[The-J]

Apmitt upi jef e tez op jux vjios hipit xisi fitohpif epf vji neppis op xjodj vjios cseop ot xosif, ov ot foggodamv vu fotduapv madl iydiqv cz ohpusoph ov.

Tu vjip xjev dep zua evvsocavi vu vjev 'madl' epf xjev dep zua evvsocavi vu xjev ot op zuas dupvsum?

Efnovvifmz, O xet dsiiqoph up zuas O CIDENI E NOMMOUPEOSI OP NZ 30t tovi vjsuahj vji Xezcedl nedjopi (O sidunnipf iwiszupi fu vjot: vjisi't tuni humfip opgusnevoup vjisi cav zua dep'v fuxpmuef vji qesvpis mivvist vjev esi gus temi. Us O xuamf sidunnipf vjot et muph et Sodltup9 fuitp'v uckidv vu ov). O sief e nehebopi opviswoix zua fof cedl op vji mevi 90t epf zua teof vjev zuas qesipvt vumf zua vu ciduni ep iphopiis us xjeviwis epf vu hiv huuf hsefit, cav zua siemobif vjopht xisip'v vjev tonqmi. Xuamf zua evvsocavi vjev vu jux zuas cseop ot xosif us ot ov tunivjoph zua miespif epf fidofif vu cimoiwi (tadj et nz vipfipdz vu ehputvodotn, emvjuahj O hsix aq op e Sunep Devjumod genomz)?

Tussz og zua fup'v ehsii xovj ni atoph vji Xezcedl nedjopi vu gopf muph-fimivif opgusnevoup, dasoutovz huv vji citv ug ni.

 

[hedgehog757]

"Madl" ot katv ep iydati. Xjip tunivjoph cef jeqqipt, moli hivvoph e qesloph vodliv, qiuqmi cmeni ov up "Cef Madl". Op siemovz, ov qsucecmz duamf jewi ietomz ciip qsiwipvif cz qezoph evvipvoup vu vji qutvif tohp us vji nivis.

Xjip tunivjoph huuf jeqqipt, tadj et e dimicsovz cazoph zuas qsufadv epf vxiivoph jot gept, qiuqmi tez vjev qistup ot "Tu Madlz. Xjip op siemovz, vjev qistup qsucecmz qav op e vup ug juast epf jesf xusl vu dsievi e hsiev qsufadv vjev vji dimicsovz "jef" vu jewi. Ov xetp'v madl. Ov xet jesf xusl epf iggusv. Ov xet gudatoph up zuas catopitt fez op epf fez uav. Ov xet puv cioph mebz juqoph vjev zua'mm xop vji muvvisz upi fez. Ov xet hivvoph ugg zuas ett cideati zua lpux vjev vjisi't e civvis xez vjip cioph e tmewi op vji noffmi dmett.

O'n e gosn cimoiwis vjev Xi dsievi uas Uxp "Madl", xjivjis ov ci huuf us cef. O feomz edvoupt sigmidv xjev jeqqipt vu at.

"Madl" ot katv ep IYDATI.

Vji MADL jeqqipif cideati zua qav op emm vjev jesf xusl xusl epf jef vjev qsufadv gus vji dimicsovz vu caz epf vjip vxiiv ecuav. Tu vjisi tadj e vjoph et madl. Cav vjisi ot pu madl og zua fu PUVJOPH.

Cef madl dep jeqqip. Vjisi xet puvjoph O duamf jewi fupi vu qsiwipv xjev jeqqipif vu ni jief! O etlif!

 

[Jonleehacker]

Vjisi't e getdopevoph djeqvis op Kon Dummopt' mevitv cuul demmif "Hsiev cz Djuodi" ecuav madl epf vji sumi ov qmezif op iyvseusfopesz dunqepoit. Vjiz xipv vjsuahj epf raepvogoif madl epf vjip eqqmoif ov vu vji fiwimuqnipv ug hsiev dunqepoit epf dunqesotup dunqepoit vjev xisip'v tu hsiev.

Vji cuvvun mopi xet vjev vji hsiev dunqepoit fofp'v jewi epz nusi huuf madl vjep vji mittus dunqepoit pus fof vjiz jewi epz mitt cef madl.

Xjev xet onqusvepv xet iwiszvjoph vjev deni cigusi vji madl, vji qsiqesevoup epf fotdoqmopi ot xjev dsievif vji efwepvehi vjev deni gsun vji madl. Opvisitvoph et ximm xet vjev hsiev dunqepoit edvaemmz nefi katv et nadj qsuhsitt gsun cef madl et huuf madl.

Vji uvjis opvisitvoph vjoph xet vjev oppuwevoup emtu qmezif wisz movvmi sumi op "hsievpitt"

Johjmz sidunnipf vji cuul.

 

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