Is there any relation or connected link between Luck and Success?

Some would opine that “Luck is when skill and opportunity come together.” which equally leads to success.

And of course, there are others on the opposite side of the spectrum who believe its all down to your intelligence, skills, and hard work.

But if we attributed success to the many talents, skills and smarts that a variety of individuals have today in the world, then why are they so many rich people with meager talents? And why aren’t the Einsteins or Isaac Newtons of today the most successful or the wealthiest?

Good Things Happen to People with Fewer Talents

A recent study by a team of Italian researchers, physicists Alessandro Pluchino and Andrea Raspisarda and economist Alessio Biondo, used a computer simulation of success defined by financial wealth to prove that the most successful people in the world are not the ones with vast talents. Rather they are the luckiest ones.

The researchers created an imaginary world, filled with 1,000 individuals with varying levels of talent in different positions who were exposed to both lucky and unlucky events.

They were also given the same units of capital (10).

After stimulation of 40 years, which was meant to represent a person’s career, it showed a vivid representation of what is seen in real life.

The distribution of wealth went to a particular small group of individuals.

Was it the ones with a wealth of talents?

Actually, no. Physicist Pluchino says we assume that we reward the most successful people because they are more talented or intelligent than other people but, it’s not the case.

Instead, very often most successful people are moderately talented but are very lucky.

Encountering series of lucky events was deeply responsible for their success.

And sometimes see this in say friends, who are less smarter but actually creating wealth.

Share the Rewards

In another instance, the team found new ways that could alter how we reward people already successful.

Instead of rewarding or handing out bonuses to high flyers, one strategy could be giving everyone small amounts.

This, in turn, led to a higher percentage of the most talented people in the computer model to achieve success than rewarding the most successful people.

“By exposing people, especially at a young age, to more fortunate events, you provide more opportunities for hidden talent to emerge in society,” says Andrea Raspisarda.

However, these researchers believe there are things we can do to boost our chances of being lucky.

Where you are born, what family you are born into, who you meet, are largely out of our control and a thing of sheer luck.

Therefore the need to increase your chances of being lucky in life every time is equally important.

Pluchino says: “Expose yourself to as many casual interactions and opportunities as possible,

“It’s also true that if you will still need luck.

“But you probably won’t find lucky opportunities if you stay locked in your room.”

Source:
https://thrillngr.com/2018/03/12/the-hidden-truth-about-success/

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