While there are many things in life that we don’t have much control over—including luck—there are strategies we can use to increase our potentia

How to Increase Your Luck Surface Area (Ultimate Guide)

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2024-12-14 10:30:03

While there are many things in life that we don’t have much control over—including luck—there are strategies we can use to increase our potential for good luck and good opportunities. Practical, actionable things you can do.

Imagine yourself on a small, one-person fishing boat in the middle of the ocean. You have a net for catching the fish. You’re not alone, there are plenty of other people with their own boats, all trying to catch their own fish.

Your goal is to catch as many fish as you can. Fish are good. You can eat them, sell them, and they just generally make your life better. Also, you enjoy the process of catching them, despite it being hard work and often a challenge.

This is a useful analogy for luck. Some people get a good starting point in life. They have a large net and happen to be in a location with a lot of fish. They start in a lucky position. Others start with a small net and in a poor location—one could argue they start in a less lucky position. That is something that you and I can’t control. We don’t choose our parents, where we’re born, or aspects of our genetics.

So let’s look at how to do these three things, in detail: increasing our surface area, improving position, and staying in the game.