A Problem 99% of People Struggle With (and How to Fix It), Increasing Your Luck Surface Area, and Very Bad Advice

A Problem 99% of People Struggle With (and How to Fix It), Increasing Your Luck Surface Area, and Very Bad Advice

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  1. How to increase your luck surface area
  2. A problem 99% of people struggle with (and how to fix it)
  3. A tool to cut your typing time in half
  4. A few pieces of very bad advice
  5. A decision-making filter for a better life


1. How to increase your luck surface area

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Source: George Mack on X

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:

  • 11 new contacts
  • 4 new book recommendations
  • 2 business opportunities
  • 1 birthday invitation

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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Nathalie Gallo, MBA

Global Customer Experience Lead | 10+ Years in Strategy, Digital Transformation, and eCommerce | Life Science & Healthcare| Electronics| FMCG | Software Development| MBA, Saint Joseph University

3mo

Excellent points on a challenge many face in business. Negotiation skills are key to overcoming obstacles—find out your style with this quick quiz: https://crowch.com/vote/1397

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kushagra sanjay shukla

Masters in Computer Applications/data analytics

4mo

Helpful insight, Colby

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4mo

Great topic! Increasing luck surface area is a refreshing perspective.

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