How to Get Lucky in Life and Take Smarter Risks

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck Podcast

Mark Manson

Self-improvement, Education

4.8 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 11 December 2024

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Today, we dive into the fascinating world of luck, risk, and how they shape our lives. We explore the delicate balance between playing it safe and taking chances, and why understanding this balance is crucial for personal growth. If you've ever wondered whether you're too cautious or not cautious enough, then strap in for this one.

We dig into the psychology of luck, examining how our perceptions influence our outcomes, and why taking calculated risks can lead to outsized returns. We also tackle the tough question of how to cope with life's inevitable hardships. Hopefully this gives you a fresh perspective on risk-taking and a new appreciation for the role of chance in your life.

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0:00 Mark’s in the doghouse

2:44 The F*ck of the Week: Making Your Own Luck?

19:00 Brilliant or Bullsh*t: We should take more risk in life?

36:47 Q&A: How should you approach taking bigger risks?

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0:00.0	Drew, I've been in the doghouse this week.
0:03.0	Oh, yeah.
0:03.4	Sleeping on the couch?
0:04.7	Not quite that bad, but it got close.
0:08.1	Yeah.
0:08.8	What'd you do?
0:09.7	What'd you do?
0:10.6	So we shot a YouTube video.
0:13.0	It'll probably come out into this year.
0:15.2	I've got a friend of mine owns a ghost town out in the middle of the desert in California.
0:20.5	And we went out there to shoot a video with him. And we needed like a truck or... the ghost town out in the middle of the desert in California.
0:22.5	And we went out there to shoot a video with him.
0:26.2	And we needed like a truck or an SUV or something.
0:27.8	And my wife has an SUV.
0:31.2	It's a Tesla Model X, but it's technically an SUV, right?
0:32.9	So I asked my wife to borrow the car.
0:33.7	She loves the car.
0:34.6	She loves it.
0:35.4	It's like her baby.
0:56.6	And I asked to borrow it. She gets like really nervous. I'm like, I'll take good care of it. Don't worry. Drive it out into the countryside. Take it onto a dirt road. As soon as we turn off onto the dirt road, within five minutes, it gets a flat tire. Oh, God. It turns out, I didn't realize this. It turns out that Tesla's weigh like a million pounds.
1:02.3	And the whole, like, sport utility vehicle, it's not really a sport utility vehicle.
1:04.1	You're not really supposed to think it off road.
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