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“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.” ...