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At least 3 reasons why you should never say “Wish me luck!”

Three reasons to avoid saying the phrase “Wish me luck!” as part of your goodbye dialogue:  It’s aggressive, presumptuous, and authoritarian.  Right?  You’re not even asking someone to wish you luck. You’re telling them to offer you the wish. You’re practically ordering them to do it. It’s at least a little audacious, if not downright pushy.  Isn’t…

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A rule for lifelong happiness: Stop begrudging the good fortune of others.

This simple rule – which I live by daily – has brought me great happiness and peace and allowed me more time to do other, more meaningful things. I offer it to you: If someone is experiencing good fortune or unexpected luck, and it comes at no expense to me or anyone for whom I…

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My daughter wished me luck before my most recent Moth GrandSLAM performance then promptly retracted it.

I received this incredibly sweet but slightly parroted message from my kids just before I took the stage in Brooklyn to compete in my tenth Moth GrandSLAM last week. When I saw my daughter the next day, she asked how I did. “Second place.” “Again?” she asked. In ten GrandSLAMs, I’ve only won once and…

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