Luck
Questions
1. Are you a lucky or unlucky person?
2. What does it mean to be lucky?
3. Do you have any lucky or unlucky numbers?
4. Would you rather be lucky or skilled?
5. What part does luck play in success?
6. Have you ever had bad luck?
7. In your culture, do you keep your fingers crossed for good luck?
8. Would you rather be lucky in work or in love?
9. “A real man makes his own luck” – Do you agree?
Videos
Is it better to be lucky or good? Should we trust our gut feelings or rely on probabilities and careful analysis when making important decisions? In this quick talk, professional poker player Liv Boeree shares three strategies
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she’s learned from the game and how we can apply them to real life.
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Category: Psychology
If you have played a claw machine you probably haven’t won many prizes and maybe even thought they are rigged. Find out what really happened to your allowance.
Category: Technology
Imagine winning a multi-million dollar lottery tomorrow. If you’re like many of us, you’d be ecstatic, unable to believe your good luck. But would that joy still be there a few years later? Raj Raghunathan describes a phenomenon
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called hedonic adaptation, which may shed light on the answer.
Lesson by Raj Raghunathan, animation by Allen Laseter.
Lesson by Raj Raghunathan, animation by Allen Laseter.
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Category: Psychology