Table of Contents
Cover
About the Author
Also by Richard Wiseman
Title Page
Copyright
Introduction
‘An Ounce of Luck . . .
Be Daring. Be Random. Be Lucky.
‘No One is Luckier . . .
‘Behind Bad Luck Comes Good.’
‘Each Misfortune you Encounter . . .
‘Every Wall is a Door.’
‘One Chance is All you Need.’
‘Charms have not their Power . . .
‘All of us have Bad Luck . . .
‘I am a Great Believer . . .
‘Never Frown, Because . . .
‘Start Every Day . . .
‘I am so Unlucky . . .
‘When Good Luck Comes . . .
‘Luck is Believing . . .
‘Luck is when Opportunity . . .
‘Four things Never Come . . .
‘The Very Best Thing . . .
‘Failure is Only the Opportunity . . .
‘The Pessimist Sees Difficulty . . .
‘Throw a Lucky Man . . .
‘Go and Wake Up Your Luck.’
About the Author
Professor Richard Wiseman has carried out extensive research into the psychology of luck and has featured on hundreds of radio and television programmes to present his findings. Articles about his work have appeared in The Times, the Daily Telegraph and the Guardian. He is also the author of the top-ten bestseller The Luck Factor and Did You Spot the Gorilla?
ALSO BY RICHARD WISEMAN
The Luck Factor
Did You Spot the Gorilla?
THE LITTLE BOOK OF LUCK
Richard Wiseman
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Introduction
Luck exerts a dramatic influence over our lives.
A few seconds of bad fortune can unravel years of striving, while a moment of good luck can lead to success and happiness.
Luck has the power to transform the improbable into the possible; to make the difference between life and death, reward and ruin, happiness and despair.
But why are some people exceptionally lucky while others encounter little but ill fortune?
For the past ten years I have carried out scientific research into luck, examining the lives of hundreds of lucky and unlucky people.
This work has revealed that lucky and unlucky people create much of their good and bad fortune by the way they think and behave.
More importantly, my research has shown that everyone has the potential to increase their luck.
Unlucky people can become lucky and lucky people can become even luckier.
The Little Book of Luck is based on this work and will help you live a lucky life.