In the June issue of Prevention magazine a brief summary on luck research was provided (page 26). Apparently those who believe that lucky charms can improve their performance or luck actually do perform better. According to cognitive psychologist Dr. Sally Linkenauger, "Lucky charms provide confidence which relieves some of the pressure we might feel otherwise." Okay, that makes sense. [...]
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I am not one in 176 million…
Here's one thing I know for sure - I won't be a mega millionaire tomorrow. I know this because I did not buy a single ticket for tonight's drawing. So I won't be taking the cash option buyout of $462 million ($347 million after taxes). I don't tend to invest a lot of time and energy [...]
Friday the 13th…Tuscany style
Well, it appears I made it through another Friday the 13th without incident. There was a time when I viewed Friday the 13ths as bad luck and I had a series of mishaps that had occurred over the years that I would point to as evidence of said bad 13th luck. That was before I [...]
THE NEW FORTY 