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  1. Apr 13, 2016 · Pride is a powerful motivator; moreover, a tendency to overlook luck’s importance may be perversely adaptive, as it encourages us to persevere in the face of obstacles.

  2. Dec 2010. Using our practical wisdom. Barry Schwartz. Chance plays a far bigger role in life than we're willing to admit, says psychologist Barry Schwartz. Of course, working hard and following the rules can get you far -- but the rest could boil down to simple good fortune. Schwartz examines the overlooked link between luck, merit and success ...

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  3. Jul 16, 2021 · Luck in psychology is usually thought of as an attribution. An attribution is a decision we make about the cause of an event or the reason for something happening in the world. Because we’re ...

  4. Jun 14, 2021 · Summary. Managers are very prone to both benchmarking and stereotyping. These practices lead them into underestimating the power of luck, so that they often attribute success to capabilities and ...

  5. Apr 2, 2018 · Image courtesy of Shutterstock. Baseball player Lefty Gomez famously said that he'd rather be lucky than good, yet as a society we still tend to downplay the role luck plays in success, instead ...

  6. Sep 30, 2023 · Luck can be defined as the occurrence of events by chance, which influences our lives positively or negatively. It is the unexpected encounters, opportunities, or setbacks that have the potential ...

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  8. Oct 20, 2017 · As the essayist E.B. White once wrote, “Luck is not something you can mention in the presence of self-made men.”. Some people are of course quick to acknowledge the good fortune they’ve ...

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