Lucky people recognize chances, and they maximize them, says Dr. Richard Wiseman, professor of public understanding of psychology at the University of Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom and author of The Luck Factor.
Unlucky people tend to be more anxious, which reduces the ability to notice the unexpected.
Lucky people, Wiseman says, “see what is there rather than just what they are looking for.”
We found Dr. Wiseman’s comments in the October 2015 issue of Southwest magazine.