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Re:9 Things I Learned in 90 Years – From the Creator of Choo... by hamburglar on Tuesday September 23, 2025 @02:43PM (#45351131)
I think that in a sense, there is a skill to being lucky. You may have exactly the same opportunities as another person but you may have more capacity to take advantage of those opportunities due to being open minded, adaptable, giving, and curious. I call that lucky.
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Re:9 Things I Learned in 90 Years – From the Creator of Choo... by id on Tuesday September 23, 2025 @03:29PM (#45351622)
>due to being open minded, adaptable, giving, and curious

And how do you become that? Exactly, by being lucky.

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Re:9 Things I Learned in 90 Years – From the Creator of Choo... by hamburglar on Tuesday September 23, 2025 @04:07PM (#45352112)
Luckily, these things are all learnable.
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