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Recruiting is the act of finding the very best person for a job and persuading them to stop doing what they're doing and come join you

The goal of personalization at Google remains the same as ever: to help you find the best content on the web. We hope these new features help you do just that — go Explore for yourself.

All I can say is it is about time. If Google does this right, it could be a serious threat to Digg, Reddit and others.

• Unlucky people often fail to follow their intuition when making a choice, whereas lucky people tend to respect hunches. Lucky people are interested in how they both think and feel about the various options, rather than simply looking at the rational side of the situation. I think this helps them because gut feelings act as an alarm bell - a reason to consider a decision carefully.
• Unlucky people tend to be creatures of routine. They tend to take the same route to and from work and talk to the same types of people at parties. In contrast, many lucky people try to introduce variety into their lives. For example, one person described how he thought of a colour before arriving at a party and then introduced himself to people wearing that colour. This kind of behaviour boosts the likelihood of chance opportunities by introducing variety.
• Lucky people tend to see the positive side of their ill fortune. They imagine how things could have been worse. In one interview, a lucky volunteer arrived with his leg in a plaster cast and described how he had fallen down a flight of stairs. I asked him whether he still felt lucky and he cheerfully explained that he felt luckier than before. As he pointed out, he could have broken his neck.

I think it just comes down to attitude. If you wake up everyday thinking it is going to be a crappy unlucky day, it probably will be a crappy day. However, if you wake up and look for some good (luck), you will likely find it as well.

A really interesting interview with Ben Huh of “I Can Has Cheezburger” on the value of keeping things very simple.