| The Luck Factor: The Scientific Study of the Lucky Mind | 
 enlarge | Author: Richard Wiseman
Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  23 reviews
Sales Rank: 9068
Media: Paperback
Edition: New edition
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5 x 0.7
ISBN: 0099443244
EAN: 9780099443247
ASIN: 0099443244
Publication Date: January 1, 2004
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 Scientific Hokum June 10, 2005
20 out of 43 found this review helpful
This is typical of the sort of book written by someone from the scientific community that sets out to prove what is already common knowledge to a large proportion of the population - that luck, as the old saying goes, is what you make it. Which beggars the question - why inflict it on the book reading public in the first place? It's also a strange subject for a man whose reputation depends on shooting down anything that remotely questions established (read 'closed') scientific thought. Granted, he laboriously endeavours to explain the concept of luck from a purely psychological standpoint (now there's a surprise), but it would perhaps have been more appropriate to have simply presented the subject as a mode of positive thinking and leave it at that. Instead the book is titled The Luck Factor presumably in an attempt to reach a wider audience, from the serious minded theorists, gamblers and lottery hopefuls to the superstitious element of the population the author is normally at odds with. A thoroughly forgettable work.
 Luck is a state of mind! March 7, 2005
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
Out of all the self help books I bought years ago and subsequently donated to charity shops (they were pure rubbish) 'The Luck Factor' is in a class of it's own! I have not completed the book yet but it has changed my outlook totally. From a personal perspective I have found that even a slight change of mind can have amazing results. I am a trainee teacher and I began my second placement after a break of eight months badly, I felt like quitting. But when I looked at the situation from a different perspective, things have improved, I am going to qualify! Reading this book so far it is like I have found the keys to the luck door, it's time to use them and open it to a world of opportunities waiting!When reading this book I urge all readers to give it their all and things will start to happen! No one is born lucky, luck is not because of intelligence or some amazing psychic ability, anyone can reverse bad luck into good!!! An excellent book I recommend it to anyone!
A book that will make you lucky January 21, 2005
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
It is based on sound research about what lucky people do and think. It is a great read and is difficult to put down until you have finished it. It is easy to follow and the examples he uses to demonstrate his ideas are simple. It made me aware of the things that I already do that make me lucky and tells you about new things that you can do to make yourself even more lucky. Get this book and your luck will start to improve.
A state of mind August 17, 2004
19 out of 23 found this review helpful
This fascinating 10-year study reveals that good fortune is not primarily due to talent, hard work or intelligence. The book is a scientific investigation based upon interviews and experiments with people who consider themselves lucky; the author concludes that luck is a state of mind that may be cultivated. Wiseman identifies four principles that underlie a life of good fortune, adherence to which will draw good luck into the life of the individual. These are 1. The belief that you are lucky (lucky people create, notice and act upon chance opportunities. They also have a relaxed attitude to life). 2. Lucky people make success happen by using their intuition and gut feelings. 3. One must expect good fortune, hold fast to this belief and persevere in attempting to achieve your goals. 4. Lucky people have a knack for transforming back luck into good luck. One must affirm your good fortune and have a strong conviction that everything will work out for the best. There are graphs showing the research results and some black and white illustrations of playing cards. Overall the conclusions are quite impressive and I find the results of the study very convincing. There are plenty of exercises and the book concludes with notes that include bibliographic references. It is heartening to finally see scientific proof of the power of the mind in this regard.
This book will change lives June 11, 2004
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
The information in this book goes way beyond merely improving luck. Many of the patterns of the "unlucky" people described here are consistant with the stories I hear from my patients. I don't think this book was intended as a "psychotherapy" book but this ranks up there with the best. BUY THIS BOOK!
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