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If luck is a state of mind, you can actually train yourself to be "luckier." Here are a few ways to start shifting the odds in your favor:

When something bad happens, "lucky" people often think, "Well, it could have been worse." This mindset keeps them positive and ready to spot the next opportunity, rather than shutting down in frustration.

tend to have "tunnel vision." They are so focused on a specific task or problem—like counting photographs in a newspaper—that they miss huge opportunities right in front of them (like a giant message on the next page saying "Stop counting, there are 43 photos").

Psychologists have found a fascinating difference between people who identify as "lucky" and those who feel "unlucky".

The "Unlucky" Myth: How Your Mindset is Rigging the Game Ever feel like the universe is personally out to get you? You miss the bus by three seconds, your laptop crashes right before you hit "save," and the one day you forget an umbrella, it pours. We’ve all been there, wallowing in the feeling that we are just inherently .