The Luck Surface Area

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Today's essay is about luck 🍀 and why I believe you can create your own by shooting more shots.

Furthermore, I discovered that it’s a rising trend for people to work multiple remote jobs simultaneously, and they even get away with it.

See you on Friday,

Bas

Luck surface area is a term coined by Jim Collins, a management thinker and author. It refers to an individual or organization's exposure to opportunities and resources that can lead to success. The larger the luck surface area, the more options and help they have, increasing their chances of experiencing good luck. Collins believes that hard work and persistence can increase luck's surface area, allowing individuals and organizations to create their luck through their actions and choices rather than relying solely on good fortune. He introduced this concept in his book "Great by Choice."

If you do something you love and tell more people about it, more good things will happen. This is because the more people know about your passion, the more opportunities you will have. You can control how lucky you are by putting effort into your passion and ensuring others know about it. When people see how good you are at something, they might want to work with you or help you in unexpected ways. This is called fate.