Luck is not a random draw but a function of how much contact you maintain with the space where opportunity moves.
You cannot control the rain, only the size of the bucket. The formula has three independent terms — exposure, recognition, survival — and most advice optimises only the first.
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← supported byYou cannot predict which attempt will land, so the only reliable lever is making more attempts.
The most direct way to enlarge the contact zone: each additional attempt is another point where opportunity can intersect you.
← supported byCasual acquaintances carry more opportunity than close friends, because your close friends already know what you know.Improves the quality of the contact zone rather than its size. A weak tie is a connection to a different information pool, which is where non-redundant opportunity lives.