THE PIPE WAS NOT THE WHOLE STORY

In the book, a pipe burst above The Cornerstone days before it was due to open.

From the outside, it looked simple. Seemingly a combination of bad timing, bad fortune and bad luck.

You would be forgiven for thinking that, but the pipe was only the visible event.

What made it fatal was everything beneath what you can see. Thin savings, limited insurance, an old building, one second-hand espresso machine, no investor, no spare cash, no safety net, and no time for the business to recover. With all the things surrounding the incident, luck gradually becomes a misleading answer.

A setback, just like a broken pipe, can affect a life. For one, it may be just an inconvenience for others. For Walsdos, it was significant enough to be the end.

So, what really made this moment powerful enough to destroy everything?

The Luck Illusion tries to explain this and tells what the word “luck” leaves out.