pragmatist comments on Good luck, Mr. Rationalist - Less Wrong

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Comment author: pragmatist 29 April 2013 07:24:46PM 4 points [-]

Seconding this question. It's not at all clear to me that rationalists should shun the concept of luck.

Comment author: Pablo_Stafforini 29 April 2013 08:45:56PM * 2 points [-]

I agree. See Richard Wiseman's "The Luck Factor", Skeptical Inquirer (May/June, 2003). Wiseman is a public psychologist, paranormal investigator and author of 59 Seconds (free copy; Anki deck), arguably the best scientific self-help book out there.

EDIT: I just saw that Trevor_Blake had already posted a link to Wiseman's paper on luck.