Researchers have found that lucky people do some things differently and the good news is that these behaviors can be learned.

Richard Weissman, a British psychologist, conducted interviews, tests and experiments with more than 400 people to find out what distinguishes those considered lucky and / or unlucky.

Based on his research, he wrote four scientifically based principles on how to bring more happiness into your life.

Here's what to do if you want to be lucky:

Take advantage of random opportunities

Weissman says lucky people are adept at creating opportunities, are easier to spot, and know how to react to them when they happen.

How do they do that?

Above all, they are open to new experiences.

They try things without much analysis and have a relaxed attitude towards life.

Maybe they win more often in gambling because they dare to play or exciting things happen to them more often because they dare to try them.

They believe that in life we ​​repent more of what we did not do than of what we did.

In addition, lucky people are often extroverted and often spend more time with people, from whom new opportunities arise.

Pay attention to networking and connecting with new people you meet.

You never know from which new experience or knowledge a happy outcome may develop.

Expect happy results

Happy people believe that happy results will happen to them in the future.

Simply put, they are more often optimistic and according to research it seems worth it to be optimistic.

When you believe that happy results will happen to you, it will also affect your behavior and interactions with others.

If, for example, you believe you will find a job, you will probably behave differently in a job interview than someone who does not believe you have a chance.

If you play gambling, your chances of becoming a lucky winner are higher than if you do not try at all.

In short, with your attitude and behavior, you can influence to some extent that these happy results are truly realized.

This phenomenon in psychology is called self-fulfilling prophecy.

The trick is that when you expect something to go well, try harder and insist, and so your behavior increases the chance that things will go in your favor.

Rely on intuition

Has it ever occurred to you that you made a decision because you simply knew you had to make it, even though it might not seem like the most logical choice?

In life we ​​face countless decisions that can more or less affect our lives.

If you ever feel overwhelmed and weigh the pros and cons, try to copy them with luck.

What do happy people do when they decide?

Weissman says they listen to their intuition and believe in the "stomach feeling" that tells them what to do.

About 90% of people in his research state that they trusted intuition for relationships with people, and 80% of people say that intuition helped them make important career decisions.

In addition, they are actively developing their sixth sense, which helps them make decisions.

For example, you can try meditating to clear your mind of many thoughts that keep you busy and prevent you from simply believing in your intuition.

Turn unpleasant events into happy ones

Even happy people are not always lucky, but differ from the unfortunate in one thing.

They face difficulties much more successfully and are psychologically more resilient.

Weissman says these people use a variety of psychological techniques that help them cope with an accident when it hinders them.

For example, they imagine how things could have gone worse, they do not stop at disaster, but see how they can take control and what they can do to change things for the better.

They try to see the positive side of bad events and try to think that it might be good for them in the long run.

As people say, they think "who knows why it's good" instead of despairing.

Weissman cites the example of the "lucky man" who broke his leg, but revealed that he did not consider it bad, because the last time he broke his leg in hospital, he met a nurse who later became his wife.

So even if things look bad, the long-term effect can be positive.