How Luck Happens: Using the Science of Luck to Transform Work, Love, and Life

author: Janice Kaplan
name: Wayne
average rating: 3.30
book published:
rating: 3
read at: 2018/08/19
date added: 2018/08/19
shelves: non-fiction
review:
'How Luck Happens: Using the Science of Luck to Transform Work, Love, and Life' by Janice Kaplan and Barnaby Marsh had a title that intrigued me. For the most part, I found this book upbeat and encouraging.

Luck favors the prepared. That one sentence sums up much of this book. From chapter titles like "Skate to Where the Puck Will Be" (thanks Wayne Gretzky), to the countless seemingly chance encounters with the fortunate, this book felt pretty encouraging. Barnaby Marsh is along to provide the science side of things, and I liked this part of the book.

I like the message of the book. We all have good and bad things that happen to us. Being prepared and having the right attitude can make the difference. The book was a fun read until some of the later chapters where the science became secondary to a sort of New Age emotional kind of mush. Which is too bad, because I enjoyed the first 80% of this book.

I received a review copy of this book from Dutton in exchange for an honest review. Thank you for allowing me to review this book.


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