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Hashi Mohamed (Replay): The Truth About Luck & Privilege

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Luck and the Myth of Meritocracy

I think it's just so important to there needs to be this huge caveat on any book like that. There is this roulette of luck and privilege and talent mainly privilege, he says. You have to be so so aware of that that luck that is floating in the air but you almost can't pin down absolutely. In society we are much more likely to be fully aware of the bad luck because it's in our face they say. I would go and buy the book Luck by Cornell University professor Robert Frank who explains the role of luck in life.

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