Fate

“Probability Universe” Introductory Series · Issue 04 A Counterintuitive Fact We make choices every day. What to eat for breakfast, what clothes to wear, which route to take to work, which email to reply to… By the end of the day, you might have made hundreds of “choices.” But if you look back on your life, how many choices truly changed your fate’s trajectory? Most people will find: The truly important choices can be counted on one hand. College major selection, first job, marriage partner, whether to start a business, whether to emigrate… This isn’t coincidence. This is the structure of fate. Bifurcation Points: Where Ridgelines Fork Last issue we discussed ridgelines—the highways of fate. ...

“Probability Universe” Introductory Series · Issue 03 Why Do Some People Always Have “Good Luck”? You’ve surely seen people like this: They always seem to hit the right timing. Starting a business when the trend emerges, investing at the bottom, job-hopping to great companies. You say they’re lucky, but their “good luck” seems to follow some pattern—not once or twice, but continuously, systematically “lucky.” Conversely, you’ve also seen another type: They work hard, they’re smart, but they’re always just a bit off. Starting a business half a year too late, investing at the peak, job-hopping to companies about to decline. You say they’re unlucky, but their “bad luck” also seems to follow some pattern—not once or twice, but continuously, systematically “unlucky.” ...