How to Create Your Own Luck
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How to Create Your Own Luck
by Sahil Bloom (5 mins)
Luck is Created, Not Found: Sahil’s story of getting a high-profile endorsement from investor Bill Ackman wasn’t random—it was the result of years of consistent effort, putting himself out there, and maintaining relationships. What looked like “luck” was actually four years of strategic action.
Four Key Principles to Create Your Own Luck:
Expand Your Luck Surface Area – Share, connect, and stay active.
Work in the Dark – Stay consistent when no one’s watching.
Shoot Your Shot – Ask boldly, go for it.
Follow Through – Keep in touch and deliver.
Luck Is Often Just Invisible Preparation: What others call luck is often just a combination of preparation, persistence, and boldness over time. You’re one focused year away from someone calling you “lucky.”
When Efficiency Misses the Point
by Mike Vardy (5 mins)
Efficiency as a Misguided Goal: Efficiency is often treated as the ultimate goal in business and government, but this mindset overlooks deeper values like quality, purpose, and human impact. Efficiency should be a byproduct of effectiveness—not the end goal.
Short-Term Efficiency vs. Long-Term Efficacy: Cutting costs and speeding up processes may seem productive, but they can lead to degraded services, demoralized teams, and compromised outcomes, as seen in Musk’s handling of Twitter and public institutions mimicking corporate models.
The Need for Productiveness and Meaningful Metrics: True productivity involves meaningful results, not just more output. Systems should prioritize outcomes that matter—like real learning, quality healthcare, and effective policies—over easily measurable but shallow indicators like speed or cost savings.
What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness
by Robert Waldinger (12 mins)
Strong relationships = better health and happiness: The 75-year Harvard Study found that close, quality relationships—not wealth, fame, or hard work—are the key predictors of long-term happiness, physical health, and even brain health as we age.
Quality matters more than quantity: It's not about how many friends you have or whether you're married—what counts is the quality of your close connections. Warm, low-conflict relationships are protective, while loneliness and high-conflict relationships harm well-being.
Investing in relationships takes lifelong effort: Relationships are often messy and require continuous care, but those who prioritized nurturing them—especially in retirement—were the happiest. Replacing screen time with people time or rekindling old ties can have a powerful impact.
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Loved this breakdown, especially the idea that "luck is just invisible preparation." Sahil’s framework—expanding your luck surface area, working in the dark, shooting your shot, and following through—is such a practical guide for anyone trying to build something meaningful. It’s a great reminder that consistency behind the scenes often leads to those “lucky” moments. Thanks for curating such insightful pieces every week 🙌
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