What does this mean?Pros & Cons
Pros
This is a book about a study done some years ago to compare people who considered themselves lucky with people who thought that they were neutral and also unlucky. The author's style is similar to dale carnegie's classic, how to stop worrying and star... Read More
The reason i picked up this book is because i have been on both sides of the coin. Full of anectodes and practical exercises. Some of the book contains fluff, but the content makes up for it.
Based on psychological testing. Luck is not from psychic power, it's more the consequence of how you behave and how you view your daily life. I find the results of the study very convincing.
Richard wiseman delivers valuable and life changing gold nuggets of advice in this book. Wiseman's references to his earlier career as a magician.
Gives good examples of peoople with good and bad luck and why. Lucky people have a knack for transforming back luck into good luck. Some people seem to have been born with it while others less fortunate struggle greatly for small gains. Good luck is a... Read More
Cons
Wiseman claims that his research has revealed that `the real explanation behind luck lies in four basic psychological principles' the only honest claim that could be made based on wiseman's research is that some people who follow his `four principles'... Read More
Highlights
Quality
Wisemans words have given me an even more positive outlook on life and improved the quality of my life deeply
Getabstract recommends this fresh selfhelp book to those who want to improve the quality of their lives or in other words get lucky
I had a remarkable experience with the tokimoai
Price
Eventually picked myself up and got on with life convinced this was the price i had to pay for my previous good fortune
Shipping
This is a fast and fascinating study
Packaging/appearance
It was only years after that i found that the tokimoai effect was studied and scientifically proven by scientific studies at th... Read More
Competitiveness
Have recommended to many and i am a career coach
His book features a 30day action plan where he tells you what you need to do in order to improve your luck
People could save money and time wasted forwith coaches
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- This product had a total of 400 reviews as of our last analysis date on May 30 2022.
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I am shocked at the poor reviews this incredible book has received i think they stem entirely from peoples misdirected expectations about what a book onluck should entail
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Most of us met them in chance encounters such as being introduced to new people through our social network or striking up a conversation with intriguing strangers
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Richard has avoided two popular and intellectually irritating and disempowering tendencies 1
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Carnegies book was groundbreaking because at the time it was written there was hardly anything in the popular press about worryñas opposed to today
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Its not the deepest book you will ever read but its not a bunch of hooha like the secret
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If you are looking for a miracle cure for your life this is not your book
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If on the other hand you want to analize understand and at least try to improve your luck and quality of life then by all means read it
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So what if it doesnt meet some peoples scientific elitism
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