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NoPE. Absolutely no. Just no.Is this book a science paper? A boring scientific report? Cause it sure reads and feels like one!It was way off track for me, to the point that within minutes of beginning I thought I'd missed something as I was completely lost.And the amount of footnotes and references!?? I have never seen what should be a fun enjoyable topic be so full of "data".There are SOoooo many reference footnotes on each page that there are pages and pages in the book that take up 1/4 of the...
Pretty good advice and pretty lively telling.
A well-researched and readable motivational book which, though it repeatedly acknowledges the role of privilege and happenstance in finding success, makes some suggestions for improving the odds--that is, how you can go about counteracting the influence of bad luck and adopting the positive (if unearned) attitude of the privileged. Ultimately, it's a "power of positive thinking" approach with some good general suggestions, but it has a heck of a good bibliography.
This book was a Best of the Best for the month of November 2018, as selected by Stevo's Book Reviews on the Internet. http://forums.delphiforums.com/stevo1...
No. You cannot learn to be lucky.If you don’t have genes, resources and location, no matter how much hard you’ll work, you won’t achieve that. At least according to this book.But the good news is that you can maximize your lucky opportunities with curiosity to learn/try new things, self-control and networking.
Overall, a good and thought-provoking book. I can see why Starr is so successful.She has clearly done her research and I enjoyed her willingness to be self-deprecating. I wish that she included more content and fewer notes. At 177 pages (minus the exhaustive notes), this is a deceptively short read.
It’s a book about privilege that never uses the word “privilege” and doesn’t address the systemic power behind many forms of so-called luck. Feels like a bit of a dance around keywords to keep this book off certain shelves at the bookstore.
I read this book thanks to Blinkist.This book contains advice I’ve already read before, as well as some very interesting new bits. It gave me a new perspective about old truths.The key message in these blinks:Life often feels random, as though luck is what separates the best from the rest. And it’s true that many events are outside of our control. But when we start to understand how our brains work, and how invisible biases and patterns influence our behavior, we can learn how to be luckier. So
I really thought this book would be different, but all of really does is point out how lucky you are to be born attractive and into money. Every chapter just seemed to out line that if you are born into money, you're doing better than most. If you are working class and of average appearance, try the things that come naturally to the pedigree of the rich and beautiful.
Loved that book a lot, resonated with me a lot.Keep positive, flexible and open for new opportunities !!
3.5
This is just such a great read. Informative, motivating, humorous and soooooo helpful. I can kind of relate to being in such a funk, just laying on the couch and binging on netflix, and struggling to get my shit together. But in each chapter Starr gives concise, well researched and even science based neuro stuff, which helps you understand the why. At the end of each chapter there are bullet points, which I think I will paste on my refrigerator!! I definitely recommend this book, it could possib...
Very well researched book with reliance on research done in neuroscience. The book has quick recap at the end of each chapter. For people interested in detailed reading on topics there are copious notes with references to original work. In fact a quarter of the book is with notes and references showing the level of research done by author
Lots of studies, including some super interesting ones e.g. the scare one. Not the most flowing read or clear actionable takeaways
Sociability is a predictor of opportunity. Proximity is a predictor of acquaintanceship. Appearing last could help your chances of being lucky.Humans like familiar things, so looking the part and being in the right place will increase your luck.Humans are predisposed to favor attractive people, meaning beautiful people get lots of luck.Confidence creates opportunities for lucky breaks. Students who wrote for 15 minutes about one of their strengths – independence, say, or creativity – went on to
rubbish.
The whole book can be summed up as "You can make a lot of your own luck" by just showing up, being there, being noticed and being good-looking.Pretty light-weight.
A so-so book that basically equates what's seen as luck to privilege.
A dozen memorable and fun insightsI recommend this unreservedly: well-written smart and so engaging. Countless invaluable insights on how to be luckier. Well ... not really luckier ... more fortunate!!
This is a shockingly short book. I read it on the Kindle app. There are about 177 pages of reading - which is about 60% of the book. The other 40% are footnotes and an index. Still, it took me a while to read. I don’t think that has anything to do with the quality of the book - just that I keep getting distracted from my reading goals. I was also in a “bad place” while reading this book. I felt like even though this is an upbeat, motivational book I kept saying to myself “well, I’ve f***ed up in...
