Being Optimistic is Totally Worth it

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One of my favorite studies and something I never tire of quoting is Dr. Wiseman’s study from 2003 on the Luck Factor (also a book).

Dr. Wiseman examined the lives of 400 either exceptionally lucky or unlucky people over a period of several years.

Dr. Wiseman is always looking at the supernatural and unexplainable and he simply didn’t believe that people were “just lucky”.

I believe I am lucky. I am incredibly lucky. In fact I think Dr. Wiseman could have written the whole study just about me.

Does that mean I think luck is something I was born with, something people just simply have (or not), something that means I can just sit back and relax not doing anything ever again in my life?

Not exactly, no. I believe luck is something you need to work on, and optimism is your first step.

So what’s up with these lucky people?
I think Dr. Wiseman explains it best in his own words: