| > mastering the luck I feel there are multiple notions of "luck" in common use and the ambiguous term leads to misunderstandings. In my mind, the purest form of luck is, by definition, not something that can be mastered. It is 100% beyond one's control to influence. Examples might include: your genetics, flipping a fair coin, etc. But lots of people talk about "luck" as though it's something that somehow one take advantage of in a willful way. They say "make your own luck." Or perhaps "put yourself in situations where you're more likely get lucky." Or maybe "master luck"? That's all fine, and is a worthwhile topic, but I would call that "skill". Maximizing one's odds of something (even something involving luck) is a skill. Perhaps by "mastering luck" they mean not allowing it to psych you out — even if you're on a long losing streak, even while doing everything right. But again, I'd say saying level-headed is a straightforward skill (difficult though it may be). Anyway, that's my little rant on the ambiguity of the term "luck" (: |
so i think there is a chance that the quoted person would agree with your comment here, as I think it is orthogonal to the quote