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Luck in everyday life.

Stories, questions and practical ideas from the Get Lucky archive.

8 articles in this collection. Original publication dates are shown on each article.

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I had a friend in high school who was proud of himself because every time someone told him that he should quit smoking, he…

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I was just thinking about Nickelback’s song “If Today Was Your Last Day” and it really struck a chord. He talks about the best…

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I just had a conversation with a friend of mine who has five twitter accounts, one is personal and then four of them are…

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Second opinions are more than just for doctors or auto mechanics. You can ask a second opinion from any company or organization in almost…

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Pretty much anywhere you go today, there will be some fine print somewhere that people are legally obligated to mention but they don’t want…

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To get lucky you need to be extremely flexible and I don’t mean being able to touch your toes or even put your foot…

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Over the last few months I have been doing some research for this blog. When I decided that I was going to start the…

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I’m in a very interesting position right now. I’m sort of stuck in a temporary state and I’m not sure which direction to go.…