Lucky 7 on Friday 13

science Friday, August 13, 2010. Post by David Bradley

Luck, karma, fortune, fate – all arbitrary definitions of coincidence, chance, and probable outcomes.

Lucky 7s, unlucky Friday the thirteenths, black cats, walking under ladders, four-leaf clovers, rabbits feet.

All nonsense.

Charms, amulets, omens, portents of dooms, scattered tealeaves, animal guts, runic readings, palmistry, crystal balls, astrology, tarot, and while we’re here prayers to ethereal beings in the sky.

All nonsense.

But, there are genuine ways to improve your lot without recourse to quasi-supernatural forces. Here are 7 posts that may or may not be lucky for some on this of all days:

Janice Taylor – life hacking
Trent – financial boost
Sandi Duncan – charms and spells
Joe Hight – writer’s luck
Relocation – moving house
Courtney Heard – SEO and link luck
My luck ran out…6 posts…

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Afton

August 19th, 2010 at 7:18 am

Yes nothing is called lucky, it’s just a coincidence. If a work has been done at a right place, at right time and by right people, it is called luck. But people take it in some other way that is not usual and up to the mark.