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25 May 2025

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Hey friend,

How do you think about self-marketing? If at all. Do you promote yourself or wait for your annual appraisal? Are you active on LinkedIn or Substack? I do zero self promotion. Like you probably do, I feel nervous about talking about myself. Hyping myself up. It feels wrong. But I know that if I want more recognition I need to change that.

Some Thoughts

Non-attachment is a powerful mindset that frees you from the emotional highs and lows that can cloud judgment and hinder progress. It doesn’t mean indifference—it means staying engaged without being emotionally entangled in outcomes. Whether in work or life, success and failure are temporary, and clinging to either can slow growth.

By embracing non-attachment, you stay focused on the process rather than obsessing over results, allowing for clearer decision-making, resilience in setbacks, and greater adaptability. It’s the key to moving forward with confidence, learning from experiences without being defined by them.

What you will learn this week:

🍀 The 4 levels of luck

✨ Why some people just seem luckier than others

🍄 BONUS - How not to leave luck to chance

The 4 Levels of Luck. Or How Be Successful Without Getting Lucky.

The concept of the 4 types of luck was popularized by Dr. James Austin, a neurologist, in his book “Chase, Chance, and Creativity: The Lucky Art of Novelty”. In it, Austin describes four distinct kinds of luck that we can experience in life and work.

He describes how luck can be seen as more than just random chance and how we can actively increase our chances of “getting lucky” in life. The four levels represent different ways luck can occur and how much control you have over it. Here’s a breakdown:

1. Blind Luck (Dumb Luck)

Description: This is the kind of luck that just happens to you without any effort or intention. It’s purely random, like winning the lottery or being at the right place at the right time by chance.

Example: Finding $100 on the street, or someone offers you an opportunity just because you happen to be nearby.

2. Luck from Motion (Action-Driven Luck)

Description: This type of luck comes from being active, trying new things, and putting yourself in many different situations. The more you do, the more opportunities you create for luck to strike.

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Postscript

I'm in this weird spot where I have no more features to add to my app. (It's free by the way). But I desperately need real users to test it and tell me what they love/hate. If you are have the time to help me out please go to www.entryprojectmanagement.com or reply to this email and I will add you.

P.P.S. I'll only ask you one question as feedback - "Does the app make you want to use it again tomorrow?"

Until next time,

Jonathan (The Effective Project Manager)

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