Connect the Dots

What if being lucky wasn't just chance, but a skill you could master? Learn to identify and act on serendipity to lead a more joyful, purposeful, and successful life. Modern life is full of chance encounters, changing plans, delayed journeys, human errors and other mishaps. This is the hidden force that rules our universe: serendipity. But what if we could use such unpredictability to our advantage?

Dr. Christian Busch has spent a decade exploring how, if acted upon, unexpected encounters can enhance our worldview, expand our social circles and create new professional opportunities. From couples who met during chance encounters to businesspeople who invented world-changing ideas after a misfire, Dr. Busch has studied hundreds of subjects who improved their lives by learning to see opportunities in the unexpected.

"Connect the Dots" is a revolutionary, well-researched exploration of an essential life skill that we can all develop and master.

"Busch shows convincingly that it's more than blind luck in "Connect the Dots", which offers excellent practical guidance for all."
Paul Polman, former CEO of Unilever and co-founder of Imagine

"Christian Busch reveals that luck isn't always dumb."
Daniel H. Pink, bestselling author of "When and Drive"

"More than just a way to create exciting opportunities, it's the foundation for a more optimistic and meaningful life. An important book for a complicated world."
Cal Newport, author of "Digital Minimalism"

"A wise, exciting and life-changing book."
Arianna Huffington, author of "Thrive"

Introduction
Serendipity: More than blind luck
Becoming attuned: Breaking down the barriers to serendipity
The open mind: Reframing thoughts and learning to be alert
The stimulated mind: acting on it
Enabling and spotting serendipity triggers - and connecting the dots
Turning serendipitous encounters into opportunity
Amplifying serendipity
Fostering the conditions for serendipity
Evaluating serendipity
The art and science of cultivating serendipity
Navigating uncertainty
Glossary
Acknowledgements
Notes
Bibliography
Index