How does ';Beginner's Luck'; really work? The term mostly used in gambling, works in other fields too, like?

whenever I try a new recipe, the dish comes out superb :) But later efforts do not yield the same results :(





How come? Why? Ever had such an experience? You are welcome to share :)How does ';Beginner's Luck'; really work? The term mostly used in gambling, works in other fields too, like?
';Beginner's Luck'; is simply a term coined for the luck that one possesses while doing something in his/her first attempt. It does not apply to everyone of course. However, I do not define it as a real concept because it doesn't exactly ';work';. It just happens. In fact, anyone can be blessed with luck at any time, any place.





Sometimes, practice makes perfect, and ';Beginner's Luck'; is not a good thing to rely on. But of course, there are many people on this earth who are consistently very lucky, so in a sense you could say that they have 'Beginner's Luck';.How does ';Beginner's Luck'; really work? The term mostly used in gambling, works in other fields too, like?
First times are often the best times. When we begin with a clear, untarnished thought, the product would always seem perfect. It's just because 'we don't have anything to compare it with'.


Once we proceed to the next time, we'd be bothered one way or another, with our own expectation, or consciousness of failure -- to make it exactly as the same as the first time, or to make it a little better this time. By thinking so, the fresh feel of the first experience sinks below the agitated surface of wanting more.





';Beginner's Luck'; is a simple gift of support to a beginner of a new experience. It cannot be experienced again... after having crossed the starting line.
I think when experience grows (the second try and further) the possibility to make mistake also grows and we have to learn (this happens slowly) how to avoid more and more possibilities to make mistake


and only after time we learn enough to avoid all mistakes .


And why the first time we don`t make mistakes ?


the first time we make thinks by most simple way, and by some reason the universe is made such way that the most simplest way is the best :)))





this does not apply directly to gabling ...


except we suppose the human consciousness can directly influence the reality or be directly influenced by the reality - in this case it is question of some subconscious knowledge of how to change reality or how to read it , and if we accept this supposition we reach the previous situation when (in the beginning) we learn faster how to make mistakes and only after time the knowledge how to avoid mistakes is enough ...


in the gambling however knowledge how to avoid mistakes is never enough ... that is why experience does not help much in gambling
*teehee*





i know that feeling too, in experimenting with cooking and also while drawing/painting, etc. My first sketch/painting is Always the best. i cannot replicate the same effect.





achenbreakin has already stated some good reasons. the freshness %26amp; uncomparability.


other probable reasons :


-- even in group activities, there's no pressure %26amp; expectations from others or even self; one can play one's game unrestricted. think tennis. think underdog.


the bar is set lower in terms of expectations.





-- for me, it's the Novelty of the first time. both in terms of the activity and in terms of my own initiative. one's Senses may be Heightened. moreover, one never knows How the thing is going to turn out - every step is like a mini-test accomplished without knowing the end-result.





-- 2ndly, we are much more Careful %26amp; Meticulous/Diligent when trying something out the first time. we keep double-checking the recipe at each step %26amp; follow the instructions almost verbatim.


when we've accomplished it well, the future attempts may become a little lax - call it Overconfidence or just a subtle Laissez-faire attitude.


*** Complacency is the word that describes it best. not overt, but somewhere deep down. ***





-- 3rdly, to further achen's point, about uncomparability - the first attempt has set the bar for us. but also, now that we've been successful the first time, we tend to See more details, tend to Think more of variations, tend to fall back on Other experiences [horizontal %26amp; vertical comparisons ], %26amp; so on. this Dilutes the results of the latter events.


eg. in drawing, the more one looks at the object, the more nuances one comes across. as a beginner, these are not that obvious %26amp; one steps in boldly.


in cooking, one wants to include some other technique/ingredient, etc.





-- the Ennui of Repetition, Revision %26amp; Practice. wouldn't there be some part of the brain saying ';oh, been there, done that';. one already knows the outcome; there's no surprise really unless one tinkers with a few variables.





-- going back to the cooking analogy, it could be that the tastebuds too recognise the taste now %26amp; are not that excited. this is more at the physiological level %26amp; has nothing to do with our own ability or lack of it.





finally, there is the Disbelief that a Novice/beginner could have achieved/exceled at a high level. hence it is attributed to Luck. one will have to prove oneself Consistently if one has to rise above the ';flash-in-the-pan'; stigma.


when one becomes CONSISTENT, it becomes a Fact that the first attempt wasn't beginner's LUCK, but a real talent, skill, ability, capability, attitude, ...





so, i guess, beginner's luck is actually a more pleasing %26amp; milder way of saying : ';let's wait %26amp; watch before we assess you - can you Repeat the feat?';


if you can repeat it, then hats off to YOU, otherwise it really Was just a stroke of Luck ;-))





remember the quotation where the fool thinks he knows everything while the wise man knows he knows nothing ... i'll put up the exact words later.





EDIT : okay, still searching for the exact quote. meanwhile, here's something that may fit the bill somewhat :-/


As we acquire more knowldege, things do not become more comprehensible, but more mysterious.


- Albert Schweitzer, 1875 - 1965





and beginner's luck is not a Universal truth. practice Does make perfect in so many areas.


sometimes, one just uses it for fun ;-)


mere talent just gets you so far. to go beyond, one requires hardwork, perseverance, resources, long-term motivation, etc. including a benevolent Lady Luck too. *grinning broadly* - remember a recent Q where my answer lost out because Lady Luck didn't shine on me ;-))
I have said it but I don't believe it. The luck of the draw, today you have it and tomorrow you don't. I have had it both ways on trying new recipes. In trying to understand my Mother's recipes is try and error, mostly error. A dab of this and dribble of that.
Yes, many times. Even worse, when my daughter uses the same recipe and hers turns out better than mine!


It's all good! I think that maybe after the first time, we may not try as hard - put as much ';love'; into it. :D
No expectations = No disappointments.
Probably beginner knows no pressure.
perhaps beginners do not know all the rules and risks so they just do it naturally - which is missing from ';Pros';





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most beginners are unlucky.








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