Tracy Packiam Alloway, PhD

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WJXT: The Psychology of Luck

Here is why you should believe in Luck!
Scientists found a link between luck and achievement (success)

One study reported two views:

1)    Luck is stable.

If you see yourself as someone who usually has good luck, you consider yourself to be “lucky”. And you are more likely to work hard to achieve a
goal. Why? You think that luck is stable, so it is in your control.


2)    Luck is fleeting.

It follows an unpredictable pattern of ups and downs. If you see luck as an essentially random phenomenon, you may think, "What’s the point?” and not bother trying.

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