A Problem 99% of People Struggle With (and How to Fix It), Increasing Your Luck Surface Area, and Very Bad Advice
Today at a Glance:
1. How to increase your luck surface area
This past week, I've been trying something...different.
I made it my goal to strike up a conversation with ten strangers every day.
In line at the café. At my morning run club. Between sets at the gym.
No agenda.
Just a simple compliment, observation, or "Hey, how's your day going?".
Why, you ask?
Because I want to increase my luck surface area.
I realized I simply wasn’t exposing myself to enough randomness in my daily life.
I wasn't creating enough opportunities where luck could find me.
Now, not every one of these conversations led to something amazing.
Some were awkward. Some were forgettable.
But that’s the point: you only need a few to hit.
My results so far:
And that was just one week.
My challenge to you:
Think of a way you can increase your "luck surface area" and execute on it for the next 7 days!
I would love to hear your results.
2. A problem 99% of people struggle with (and how to fix it)
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4moHelpful insight, Colby
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4moGreat topic! Increasing luck surface area is a refreshing perspective.
Thanks for sharing, Colby