Interesting read - as usual Tom. As I was reading I was wondering when you would begin referencing Wiseman's book, The Luck Factor. I found that book excellent - and the results of some of the studies he conducted are fascinating. Finally - whenever the discussion of luck comes up I almost invariably end up thinking of that quote more often than not attributed to South African golf pro Gary Player...
Thanks Mike, glad you read The Luck Factor. Twenty years old now but super valuable for understanding what 'luck' really is. Great quote from Gary Player - my dad often talked about him admiringly
By the way - I'm now chatting with AI-Tom. A ton of questions about how you went about setting him up - best put to your AI version I would expect.
PS the future of everyday dialogue? "Would love to chat away but I've got a plane to catch. Pick up the convo with AI-me and I'll call you tomorrow." 😄
Glad you've been trying it out! Just an experiment really. I was approached by the founder of Clone Yourself, which is an agent for Delphi the actual creator of the AI engine. Basically I trained it on all my content and books including my Substack newsletter. Did you find it useful at all or interesting? Here's a link for Clone Yourself: https://www.cloneyourself.cc/share/x4tDqv0fTU_3L4v9?utm_source=manual
I found it more than interesting. I had quite the chat with AI-Tom. The entire direction towards where we are heading with AI is both exciting and a little daunting. I lean more towards the 'exciting' prospects of it all though.
Yeah, I can see us going the ‘Subservience’ route (if you’ve seen the scary netflix film), but on the whole it’s got to be positive. And no one’s going to put the genie back in the bottle
Another stellar article. The role of consistent self-belief (regardless of how the external world reacts) seems to be pivotal - as Richard Koch has also highlighted in his recent work. If someone believes the universe is an immovable obstacle, it will be. If they believe it is even the tiniest bit malleable, then everything changes.
It is fascinating that the ancient Norse and Danes have various aspects of the SOUL or Spirit in their cosmologies. They actually believed the luck was in the DNA or SOUL They called it Hamingja
Thanks. Yes there are sometimes motives for attributing success to luck that minimise the role of drive and prrsonal need. I think with the sense of destiny, its interesting to think of the two groups: those who decide to have it, and those that just have it. I suspect people like Churchill were in the second group. Your article reminded me of two life stories ive looked at: marlon brando who gave off a similar ‘i never wanted to be famous’ message despite evidence of huge drive, and Tupac Shakur. We think of Tupac as the authentic gangster. But he was working on a number of options including actor, poet and politician (and perhaps also comedian).
Yes it’s super interesting to distinguish between natural ‘sense of destiny’ and manufactured. A follower on LinkedIn commented that people who have manufactured it can give off a negative vibe. Perhaps that’s what you’re saying with Tupac. Whereas people with natural destiny give off a positive charisma. That said, I think Churchill was a combination of natural and created. He definitely exploited his background to increase his confidence and sense of positive fate.
Interesting read - as usual Tom. As I was reading I was wondering when you would begin referencing Wiseman's book, The Luck Factor. I found that book excellent - and the results of some of the studies he conducted are fascinating. Finally - whenever the discussion of luck comes up I almost invariably end up thinking of that quote more often than not attributed to South African golf pro Gary Player...
"The harder I practice, the luckier I get." ⛳
Thanks Mike, glad you read The Luck Factor. Twenty years old now but super valuable for understanding what 'luck' really is. Great quote from Gary Player - my dad often talked about him admiringly
By the way - I'm now chatting with AI-Tom. A ton of questions about how you went about setting him up - best put to your AI version I would expect.
PS the future of everyday dialogue? "Would love to chat away but I've got a plane to catch. Pick up the convo with AI-me and I'll call you tomorrow." 😄
Glad you've been trying it out! Just an experiment really. I was approached by the founder of Clone Yourself, which is an agent for Delphi the actual creator of the AI engine. Basically I trained it on all my content and books including my Substack newsletter. Did you find it useful at all or interesting? Here's a link for Clone Yourself: https://www.cloneyourself.cc/share/x4tDqv0fTU_3L4v9?utm_source=manual
I found it more than interesting. I had quite the chat with AI-Tom. The entire direction towards where we are heading with AI is both exciting and a little daunting. I lean more towards the 'exciting' prospects of it all though.
Yeah, I can see us going the ‘Subservience’ route (if you’ve seen the scary netflix film), but on the whole it’s got to be positive. And no one’s going to put the genie back in the bottle
Agreed. Lovely to chat, Tom. Thanks for taking the time.
Another stellar article. The role of consistent self-belief (regardless of how the external world reacts) seems to be pivotal - as Richard Koch has also highlighted in his recent work. If someone believes the universe is an immovable obstacle, it will be. If they believe it is even the tiniest bit malleable, then everything changes.
Thanks! In Buddhism everything in ultimately Mind, and therefore malleable. Buddha said this centuries ago
It is fascinating that the ancient Norse and Danes have various aspects of the SOUL or Spirit in their cosmologies. They actually believed the luck was in the DNA or SOUL They called it Hamingja
Really i didn’t know about Hamingjs thanks will look into it!
Tom, loved your article! Always considered myself 'super lucky' Having a rethink😊
Thanks Avril! It’s quite rational to be grateful for everything, yet still not underestimate how much of it is our own doing 😄
Thanks. Yes there are sometimes motives for attributing success to luck that minimise the role of drive and prrsonal need. I think with the sense of destiny, its interesting to think of the two groups: those who decide to have it, and those that just have it. I suspect people like Churchill were in the second group. Your article reminded me of two life stories ive looked at: marlon brando who gave off a similar ‘i never wanted to be famous’ message despite evidence of huge drive, and Tupac Shakur. We think of Tupac as the authentic gangster. But he was working on a number of options including actor, poet and politician (and perhaps also comedian).
Yes it’s super interesting to distinguish between natural ‘sense of destiny’ and manufactured. A follower on LinkedIn commented that people who have manufactured it can give off a negative vibe. Perhaps that’s what you’re saying with Tupac. Whereas people with natural destiny give off a positive charisma. That said, I think Churchill was a combination of natural and created. He definitely exploited his background to increase his confidence and sense of positive fate.