Dr. Christian Busch is the Director of the Global Economy program at New York University's Center for Global Affairs, where he teaches on purpose-driven leadership, impact entrepreneurship, social innovation, and emerging markets.

The science of creating luck seems like an oxymoron. How is it possible to create more of something which is totally random? Dr Busch's lab has spend years looking at the habits and behaviours of people who have lots of luck to distill down how everyone can replicate this in their own lives.

Expect to learn why viagra wouldn't have happened without a good luck mentality, the best way to consciously cultivate more serendipity in your life, how to never feel anxious about approaching someone again, my Tim Ferriss-based regret, why our mindset around luck is more malleable than you might think and much more...

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00:00 Intro
00:15 Is there a Science to Luck?
10:37 Behaviours of Unlucky People
20:37 Pain of Missed Opportunities
24:59 Types of Serendipity
32:37 How to Reframe an Unlucky Situation
42:45 AI in Serendipity
48:40 Application into Daily Life
54:58 Where to Find Dr Busch

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