"Luck" is a ubiquitous, catch-all term that seems to slip out of our mouths when describing a goalscoring scenario. Sometimes we characterize a a goal as resulting from a lucky shot or an advantageous ...

Many Americans will carefully weigh the risks when deciding whether to gather together or travel for the holidays amid a global pandemic. Maria Konnikova, poker player and author of "The Biggest Bluff ...

I recently shuttered a failed company. I had raised less than $1 million and was pretty sure we had a winner. I was dead wrong. Bad timing, bad idea, bad luck. Huh, luck? MIT did a study called “If ...

When people talk about investing, particularly in real estate, the conversations usually gravitate toward topics like property selection, market timing or financing options. Rarely do I hear people ...

Skill is a crucial component of sports betting because it can help bettors make informed decisions and increase their chances of winning. Skilled bettors use a range of techniques, including analyzing ...

There are four main aspects that make up a fantasy football season: the draft, setting your lineup weekly, adding waiver wire pickups and conducting trades with fellow league members. Do these aspects ...

Skill, it turns out, is what you make of luck. By Maria Konnikova Ms. Konnikova is the author, most recently, of “The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win.” In 2015, ...

I just finished reading the most enjoyable business book I’ve read in a long time – although relegating “The Success Equation,” by Legg Mason Chief Investment Strategist Michael J. Mauboussin to this ...