What’s involved in the equation for success? Some say its talent, innate intelligence, education, privilege, grit, or simply dumb luck. Regardless of how many of these things you think may or may not be on your side, my guest this week will show you how to level up your motivations and aspirations to get the success you want. Bobby Seagull started his life from humble beginnings living on a council estate in East London before rising to fame as captain of Emmanuel College Cambridge on the BBC quiz show University Challenge. He’s now a school maths teacher, author and the go-to maths guy for the BBC on a mission to encourage people that they can achieve anything they set out to achieve.🔗 CONNECT WITH BOBBY 🐦 Twitter📸 Instagram 💻 Website 📱TikTok @Bobby_Seagull🔗 CONNECT WITH ALI🎥 YouTube Channel🐦 Twitter📸 Instagram💻 Website👥 LinkedinFind the show notes and the transcript on the website: https://aliabdaal.com/podcast/Sponsored by BrilliantThis episode is kindly supported by Brilliant, the best way to learn maths, science and computer science online. Brilliant focuses on helping you learn through interactive courses that work to develop your intuition and first principles knowledge, rather than just memorising methods and facts. Sign up at https://brilliant.org/deepdive - the first 200 people will receive 20% off the annual premium subscription.📚Check out my New York Times Bestselling book Feel-Good Productivity!Amazon Website Leave a reviewIf you enjoy listening to the podcast, please do leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts - even one line helps! You can also Tweet @AliAbdaal with any feedback, thoughts from the lessons you've learnt from the episodes and we can thank you personally for tuning in 🙏Want to start your own podcast? We use Transistor! https://go.aliabdaal.com/transistorCheck out the episode on the Deep Dive YouTube Channel.See privacy policy at https://transistor.fm/privacy

In this snippet, I speak to Bobby Seagull about the changes we can make to our environment and information diet to raise our aspirations in life.Listen to the full episode here 👉 https://open.spotify.com/episode/3S9Ff2kbNv9cL4OwyR9yqU🔗 CONNECT WITH BOBBY 🐦 Twitter📸 Instagram💻 Website🔗 CONNECT WITH ALI🎥 YouTube Channel💻 Website📸  Instagram🐦  Twitter

Join Dr. Christian Busch, an expert in serendipity, Bobby Seagull, a math whiz, Timandra Harkness, a tech-savvy broadcaster, and Dr. Kate Tomas, a philosophical mentor, as they unravel the intriguing relationship between luck and superstition. They explore whether we can really create our own luck, the cultural significance of superstitions like Friday the 13th, and the emotional power of lucky charms. With humor and insight, they discuss how mindset influences serendipity and the role of superstitions in decision-making and mental well-being.