Creative Communication III · Homework 7

Every man is the architect of his own fortune

Richard Wiseman The Luck Factor · 2004

the luck factor

Student Fan Jiaping
Group BN-CRECO3-03-GY03
Deadline 03/11/2026 · 12:00
a draughtsman’s sheet, with the interior still empty
a draughtsman’s sheet, with the interior still empty

i agree. almost.

My Position

01Built 02Given 03Therefore
two hands meeting — the luck you did not build
two hands meeting — the luck you did not build

the story the argument lives in

Meet Patricia

She was not unlucky by nature. She was unlucky by habit.

Her Luck Score was −4 — and she believed it was permanent.

twenty-eight, cabin crew, one of Wiseman’s volunteers

a crowd, and one person inside it
a crowd, and one person inside it

the experiment

The Newspaper

“Count the photographs in this newspaper.”

Half a page said stop counting. Nobody saw it.

43 photographs · £100 · no takers

the newspaper nobody could read
the newspaper nobody could read

why nobody saw it

Field of View

01Anxious 02Narrow 03Relaxed 04Wide
the same street, seen narrowly and seen wide
the same street, seen narrowly and seen wide

four ways to build

Four Ways

01Maximise 02Trust 03Expect 04Convert
four courses of a wall
four courses of a wall

then he taught it

Luck School

80% said their luck had increased — in one month.

Patricia went from −4 to +3, and stayed there.

the proof it can be taught

the group that was taught to be luckier
the group that was taught to be luckier

the part i cannot sign

Where It Breaks

True about what you can do next.

False about what you deserve.

where the proverb stops being fair

the room where the hard version is said
the room where the hard version is said

the version i will sign

Architect

You did not choose the site, the weather, or the neighbours.

The building, though, is still yours to design.

architect, not owner

a place of work — the building, not the land
a place of work — the building, not the land

one question, then stop

The Door

Who built the door you walked through today?

The part that is not chosen is the only part you can touch.

thank you

an open door, the light already on
an open door, the light already on