# What role does luck play in your life?

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2020
- Speaker: Barry Schwartz
- Year: 2020
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Psychology and the brain
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/barry_schwartz_what_role_does_luck_play_in_your_life)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Chance plays a far bigger role in life than we're willing to admit, says psychologist Barry Schwartz. Of course, working hard and following the rules can get you far -- but the rest could boil down to simple good fortune. Schwartz examines the overlooked link between luck, merit and success, offering an intriguing solution to equalize opportunity -- starting with college admissions.

## Lectures

1. [What role does luck play in your life?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/barry_schwartz_what_role_does_luck_play_in_your_life/aba3ba3944e2), 11 min (TED's player)