Upwarding by Chris Kawaja #87: Making Luck, A Price Increase on Japanese Ice Cream, and A Word on Enemies

Picture

Nobody knows exactly why all these (American) cars were in aremote Belgian forest.

Health/Wellness

Before taking a pill for your depression, just dance.  It’s more effective.  💃

Money

If you want to understand how different the business culture is in Japan, look at this picture where all the employees of a Japanese ice cream are bowing to apologize for a price increase.

Random

Luck is NOT random.   According to a famous scientific study, you can become luckier by staying open to new experiences, cultivating optimism, trusting your intuition, building strong relationships, and taking action on opportunities while reframing setbacks as growth.

Reflection/Quote

I find this one scary “A man's enemies are the members of his own household” – Matthew 10:36. I understand it as: you must break free from the confining elements of your family expectations.

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