Don’t think you’re lucky? Think again | Oliver Burkeman

You probably think you got where you are today through willpower and elbow grease. But what about chance, asks Oliver BurkemanDo you feel lucky? The answer, well known to psychologists, is that you probably don’t. You probably think you got where you are today through willpower and elbow grease. We chronically underestimate luck’s role, and this seems to get worse the richer we get; surveys show that the wealthiest are least likely to attribute their fortunes to, well, good fortune.