Luck Backed by Science

by Nobuko Nakano

ISBN978-4-7631-3257-4

187 pages / February 2013 / 1,400 yen (w/o tax)

Would you like to have a "lucky brain"?
A beautiful neuroscientist who has been dubbed "the person with the most outstanding brain in Japan" talks about how to have powerful luck!

Description

There are definitely people with good luck and people with bad luck. So what kind of people are the lucky ones? The author, an exceptional neuroscientist, talks about this in her book. Actually, the situations that both lucky and unlucky people encounter are more or less the same in most cases. But the way they view and think about the circumstances differs, and so does the way they deal with various situations. With time, the results change significantly.
So what are the common lifestyle patterns, mindsets, and outlooks among lucky people? You will find out when you read this book. You too can become a lucky person!

From the table of contents

Introduction
Lucky people make the most of what they have
Lucky people aren’t hard on themselves
Lucky people make an effort to deal with lucky people
Lucky people dare to make risky choices
Lucky people don’t try to be the sole winners
Lucky people pray for their rivals’ development as well
Lucky people genuinely compliment other people’s strengths
Lucky people have concrete goals
Lucky people don’t quit
Lucky people train themselves to think lucky

From the editor

God gives us one or two special gifts. The author of this book has a very high IQ, and she is also beautiful. Furthermore, she is also very lucky. On Fuji TV’s “Heisei Board of Education 2013!! Japan’s Battle of the Brains Special”, she came from behind and took the lead in a battle of wits among geniuses and other smart people, earning the title “Most Outstanding Brain in Japan”.
Also well known throughout the neuroscience field, this brilliant author analyzes luck scientifically and teaches us how to become one of the lucky people.
I was very lucky to be assigned to work with this amazing author.

Author

Nobuko Nakano

Nobuko Nakano is a neuroscientist and holds a PhD in medicine. After graduating from the College of Engineering at the University of Tokyo, she completed her master’s degree at the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine in 2004. In 2008, she finished her doctorate in neurology. Between 2008 and 2010, she worked as a researcher at Saclay Nuclear Research Center in France.
She is also a commentator on TV programs, such as “Joho Presenter Toku Dane!” She emerged the winner on Fuji TV’s “Heisei Board of Education 2013!! Japan’s Battle of the Brains Special”, where she earned the title “Most Outstanding Brain in Japan”.
Among her other books are What World Class People Do (Ascom) and Prayer and Neuroscience (Ushio Publishing).