@Sahil you mentioned that writing in public sometimes pushes people away from you. I’m curious to hear if you’ve had any experiences where your pursuit of luck resulted in a situation that may have been unfavorable at the time or even unfavorable now.
Good question. I've never really thought about the negatives, so need to spend a bit more time considering this. The first thing that comes to mind would be the drain that comes from being out and saying yes to a lot of things. I often felt burned out or exhausted, which can't be good for performance or mental health.
Relatable. I sometimes feel the more people I talk to, the more compelled I am to take action (i.e. research this, talk to her, etc). After a few too many repetitions, I start to feel like I’m going through the motions, simply because I can’t engage in a meaningful way with all the ideas and thoughts generated. I’m wondering if you’ve experienced this same phenomenon; let me know if you have any ailments. (I am also 20 years old so to be fair my levels of autonomy, especially financially, aren’t as high as I wish)
Great one Sahil! Reminds me of a very similar line of thought on serendipity. A business owner had once told me, “it took me almost a year of work to serendipitously run into my biggest potential client.”
Great concepts. I would add "belief" in there as well. To believe you can do something, or to believe you have already accomplished something is very powerful. I played baseball in college as well, and if I understood this concept then, I would have had better results. I'm sure of it.
Sahil, I couldn't agree more. Luck and serendipity CAN be engineered. I especially love the idea of "increasing your luck surface area" (Packy McCormick and Jason Roberts have also mentioned this concept in their writings). This is a topic I've been writing about for some time now. I just riffed off of your article here in my CATALYST newsletter: https://ckarchive.com/b/8kuqhoh47g6n
Phenomenal. Concise and applicable to basically anyone. Habits like these have carried me far, and I’m hoping to add more of these to my tool belt.
Thanks so much for the comment. Glad it was valuable!
@Sahil you mentioned that writing in public sometimes pushes people away from you. I’m curious to hear if you’ve had any experiences where your pursuit of luck resulted in a situation that may have been unfavorable at the time or even unfavorable now.
Good question. I've never really thought about the negatives, so need to spend a bit more time considering this. The first thing that comes to mind would be the drain that comes from being out and saying yes to a lot of things. I often felt burned out or exhausted, which can't be good for performance or mental health.
Relatable. I sometimes feel the more people I talk to, the more compelled I am to take action (i.e. research this, talk to her, etc). After a few too many repetitions, I start to feel like I’m going through the motions, simply because I can’t engage in a meaningful way with all the ideas and thoughts generated. I’m wondering if you’ve experienced this same phenomenon; let me know if you have any ailments. (I am also 20 years old so to be fair my levels of autonomy, especially financially, aren’t as high as I wish)
This was truly helpful. More power to you.
Great one Sahil! Reminds me of a very similar line of thought on serendipity. A business owner had once told me, “it took me almost a year of work to serendipitously run into my biggest potential client.”
Now I reach out to more people to make more connections
Great concepts. I would add "belief" in there as well. To believe you can do something, or to believe you have already accomplished something is very powerful. I played baseball in college as well, and if I understood this concept then, I would have had better results. I'm sure of it.
Nice one!
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Sahil, I couldn't agree more. Luck and serendipity CAN be engineered. I especially love the idea of "increasing your luck surface area" (Packy McCormick and Jason Roberts have also mentioned this concept in their writings). This is a topic I've been writing about for some time now. I just riffed off of your article here in my CATALYST newsletter: https://ckarchive.com/b/8kuqhoh47g6n