I decided what to do with the "I" m Feeling Lucky button. They did not liquidate it (there were such rumors at one time), instead it received additional functions. The purpose is to inform users about various Google projects.

When the user hovers the mouse over it, the label starts scrolling and randomly displays one of the various options. You may come across the I "m Feeling Hungry button. If you click on it, the search engine will give you the addresses of the nearest restaurants.

In the event that "I" m Feeling Stellar "(I feel the stars) appears, the search engine will automatically switch the user to the mode of viewing pictures with a starry sky, or direct him to the presentation of the Hubble telescope.

I "m Feeling Artistic (I feel art) will be transferred to an art project by Google, which allows you to go online through museums around the world and see exhibits (using the same technology as when creating street galleries).

I "m feeling puzzled (I feel puzzled) will submit to the quiz from Google, which asks questions that the user needs to find an answer to in a search engine as soon as possible.

I "m feeling Playful will allow you to play minigames embedded in the Google logo.

I "m feeling Doodle" translates to looking at different interesting options for a company logo.

I "m feeling trendy (I feel fashionable) will allow you to see the ratings of various persons by the number of requests in a search engine.

And finally, I "m Feeling Wonderful will help you admire various wonders of the world on Google panoramas.

Google has found a simple and unobtrusive way to introduce users to its services. It is no secret that many do not even suspect that the resource has something important besides the search box. It is possible that with this elegant solution, Google will give its additional services an impetus to development.

Unfortunately, the new function has not yet been implemented in the Russian version of the search engine. You can test the Google trick on your own only in

Many of you have probably seen the "I'm Lucky" button on the start page of the Google search engine. But few people know what this button is and why it is needed. And some did not even know about its existence at all.

This button first appeared in 1998, in English version she sounds I'm Feeling Lucky. Its function was to instantly transfer the user to the first site in the SERP for the query of interest, bypassing the display of the SERP itself. There are three versions of her appearance:

• The first one is the most romantic one. It shows the "humanity" of the company, which enables the user to immediately get the result without displaying advertising materials.
• The second, the most pragmatic. Google creators Larry Page and Sergey Brin also claim this version. The button symbolizes the perfection of search from the company and the confidence that the first position of the search results, where the button leads, will be a page that fully answers the request.
• The third, the most practical one. In 1998, the Internet was rather slow and expensive, so the company took a step towards the user so that he could save time and money when looking for an answer to a request.

We will not know which of them is more correct, so we will assume that all three versions together became the reason for the appearance of the button at once.

Decrease in profits due to the button

Much later, in 2007, Google calculated that the company's annual losses due to the presence of this button were about $ 110 million. The point is that using the button skips the search results, where the most expensive paid ads are located, which 1% of users using the "I'm Lucky" button will never click on.

Remove button from start page would be too radical a move that users would not like. And leaving her meant suffering further losses. But everything was decided very unexpectedly.

Loss of the original function of the button

With the advent of "live issue", the button has completely lost its functionality. Instant Search appeared in 2011 and displayed results already in the process of writing a search query. Now there was no need to click on the "Find" or "I'm Lucky" button. At one time, these buttons were displayed in search suggestions, but they were soon removed, since when they were pressed, a search was carried out for an unfinished search phrase.

Showing the "I'm Lucky" button in search suggestions in 2011.

The further fate of the button

With the loss of the original function, "I'm Lucky" needed a new one. And she was found. At the same time, Google was actively launching and promoting its services, so the button was randomly tossed to one of them.

The functionality included:

• I'm Feeling Playful - a portal of simple flash games;
• I’m Feeling Artistic - a project to digitize art objects and create virtual galleries;
• I'm Feeling Hungry - a list of restaurants and catering establishments depending on the user's georeference. In the Russian-language segment, this type of button was unavailable.
• I'm Feeling Stellar is part of the Google Earth project that displayed images from the Hubble telescope.
• I'm Feeling Trendy - let the user know the latest news and keep abreast of events.
• I'm Feeling Doodly - a collection of doodles - Google logos dedicated to any event.

I'm Lucky Button Today

In 2013, a global purge of services began, which the company considered irrelevant or unprofitable. Therefore, most of the button's functions were lost again. Today, when you click on it, you can only get into the gallery of doodles, among which there are both logos with the ability to interact, and just pictures that are timed to some historical event. Whether there is a future for "I'm Lucky" can only show time.

- I'm lucky!

Says a soldier going to the front.

“I’ll be lucky,” the card player consoles himself, mortgaging his house.

“I’ll be lucky,” you say, rejecting the binary system of mental analysis of variable events!

OK. Let it be not you, but someone else. But the one who abandons the system hopes for a chance. And that this case will happen in his favor. Absurd?

Well, let's do an experiment.

What is the probability of lightning striking you if you go out into an open field in a thunderstorm? Not high. But since it is there, you will not risk it.

What is the likelihood of a gas explosion? Not high, but you will check again, just in case, that you did not leave the gas stove on.

But when it comes to gambling or trading on the stock exchange, most people think they will be lucky. But…

That is why the casino and the exchange make very good money on this majority!

Do you want to be a source of income for them?

But there is another category of people. These are the so-called "holy men" who are sure that they will never be touched at all negative situation... After all, they lead a righteous life. Therefore, in Heaven they are on a special account, and on their way angels wipe the dust and remove the smallest obstacles.

This means that they will never have an extreme situation in their life when they will need to take risks in order to save loved ones or themselves!

I personally know such "saints" who buy plugs so as not to fasten a seat belt. What are they hoping for? For that very luck. They think that they drive a car just awesome, and a guardian angel protects them from fools on the road. Those. they completely exclude the possibility of their own mistakes and the presence of unpredictable events on the road. And they believe that it is them who will bypass everything.

Only such people forget where they are. It's time to feel your physical body and understand that you are on Earth. This means that you study at the school of life!

This is a cruel school where the strongest survive. This is necessary in order to educate in a person: a warrior, a master, an enlightened one! Only then does the soul acquire full consciousness and can no longer return to this school of cruelty.

I am often asked: "Why is it very rare to find magicians above the 3rd level and almost impossible - above the 5th?"

To which I usually answer that the state of a warrior is already enough to get out of the chain of earthly rebirths and move on to more high level... And "Warrior Mage" is the third level.

The fourth level is the "Master Magician" and the fifth is the "Enlightened Magician". Above 5th level, there is no point in staying on Earth. And rarely does anyone deliberately stay, moving on.

The sense to stay is only for those who have a special mission on Earth, or simply have some kind of sports interest. Those. I want to test the limits of my capabilities without going above earthly existence. But this is a completely different story, which we can still talk about if you say that you this topic interesting.

Today I am talking about the fact that only materialists cannot control randomness. And to hope for constant luck just because you are handsome ... Well, you get the idea: I don't want to offend anyone.

In fact, you need to learn how to manage probable events, and for this I offer a very effective simulator in the form of a game system, and a platform in the form of a casino or an exchange. It will allow you most often to be on the crest of a wave of luck and learn real luck, and not the illusion that we see around.

Tomorrow is the last day of recruitment for the webinar and the course "Binary system of mental analysis of variable events in gambling and on the stock exchange. " Also, in a year or so, the price for it will increase to $ 800, tk. at that time there will already be: a printed book has been published, the topic has been popularized, feedback from students has been received, the system itself has been improved, a webinar has been held, etc.

Today, you still have the opportunity to get a course at a comparatively cheap price of $ 40. If you are interested, then write about it at the link:

Or write to the support service by e-mail.

I advise you to hurry up, because tomorrow is the last day of recruiting participants.

Vladimir Iosipenko, owner

« International School Higher magic "

"May I be lucky!" - whispering to yourself when buying a pregnancy test or waiting for a call after an interview. But, according to psychologists, luck is in our hands. We studied the behavior of the lucky ones and found out what we should learn from these lucky people.

Why did Lenochka Ivanova get a dream job, a caring husband and a discounted dress from the latest collection? And for me, fate was generous only for a cramped place in the office, an indecisive boyfriend and baggy trousers with pockets? - you ask yourself a question, once again colliding with the lucky woman in the elevator. Because she is lucky, but I am not - you come to the usual conclusion and abandon all attempts to change your life for the better. But psychologists believe that the degree of luck is not determined by higher powers on a birthday, but depends on our own thoughts and behavior. It turns out that luck can be developed as easily as your abs with a few simple exercises. Professor of Psychology Richard Weissman(University of Hertfordshire, UK) for 10 years studied the reaction to different situations 400 lucky and losers between the ages of 18 and 84 and found that the luckiest of us always follow a certain strategy. They notice and create happy opportunities, make the right decisions, listen to intuition, see everything that happens in life in a positive light and are not afraid of failure. The scientist asked unlucky people act like the lucky ones every day for a month. At the end of the experiment, 80% of the participants found that they were completely satisfied with life and could very well call themselves lucky people. So what should we learn from the luckiest of us to catch their fantastic luck?

Seize opportunities

Lucky ones differ from losers in that they more often turn to intuition, trust it. Victoria(23), whom all acquaintances consider lucky, admits that at the moment when an urgent decision is required, she relaxes and listens to her inner feelings. “I don’t know why this is happening,” says Vika, “I just very often do something intuitively, I feel: this is how I should act, otherwise it’s not worth it ...” An inner voice prompted Vika: kayaking with friends. As soon as she left the station building, a downpour began. The rain lasted for two days, all this time the friends sat in the forest in tents and never uncovered the oars. Gestalt therapist Anton Nesvitsky I am sure that developed intuition is a guarantee of luck. Our mind is just a computer, it is not able to calculate all the options - it does not contain information about unrealistic options like a suitcase with dollars at the entrance to a supermarket. Only intuition can "see" this. And bring your master to the right place. Unique openness helps lucky ones to find a lucky chance in a dense stream of similar weekdays. They are always ready to use unexpected turns of fate in their own interests. Richard Weissman discovered this in a simple experiment. He asked the frankly lucky and incorrigible losers to count how many photos were published in the newspaper. The unlucky participants spent two minutes on the task, and the lucky ones only had a couple of seconds. The fact is that on the second page, Weissman posted an ad “Stop counting. There are 43 photographs in the newspaper ”. It took up half a page and was printed in letters five centimeters high. The unlucky ones simply did not pay attention to him. Then the psychologist decided to test the emotional state of the participants and found that the lucky ones, unlike the losers, did not experience tension and anxiety. Namely, anxiety, according to psychologists, reduces the ability to notice the unexpected. “Why strain, because I'm usually lucky, - agrees Vika. - I remember that I had to urgently fly home from Sochi, there was not enough five thousand for a ticket. I noticed a small pink piece of paper on the sidewalk and kicked it. And after a hundred meters something skipped a beat inside, and I returned. It turned out that I almost missed the money. The bill was folded like an accordion, you never guess. "

But the lucky ones not only find “happy opportunities under their feet,” but also create them themselves. As Professor Weissman noted, they are less conservative and easily make adjustments in their lives, sometimes quite deliberately. For example, a 33-year-old phenomenally successful investor who participated in the Weisman project admitted that before signing an important contract, he always changes the route from home to office. A 29-year-old art director of an advertising agency Olga from time to time deliberately expands the circle of communication. Before a conference or a party, she communicates only with people wearing a certain color of clothing. “I remember, on the eve of the reception in honor of the Cannes Lions laureates, I decided that I would talk to women in red ballet shoes. As a result, I met a dozen talented advertisers from all over the world. "

Be able to lose

Lucky people fail as often as losers, but they treat them differently. To understand the principle of the lucky ones, Professor Weissman offers a simple exercise. Imagine that you became a member of the Russian national bobsleigh team at the Winter Olympics and performed so well that your team won a bronze medal. How will you feel? Most of us would be happy to climb the podium. Now imagine that in this competition your team is the second. Psychologists have found that athletes, being in third place, are happier than silver medalists. They understand that they could have been left without medals at all if they had performed a little worse. This is how optimists relate to life, being content with what they received from fate, they know: it could be much worse. Nastya(28) believes she was lucky in life: “Even in my early youth, I was hooked by the phrase“ There are no good and bad things, it all depends on the point of view. ” At first, I internally argued with this statement, but as I got older, I began to agree with it. And what is surprising is that since I stopped perceiving unforeseen events as a hindrance or failure, I began to be lucky much more often. " According to Nastya, one of her greatest successes was her dismissal. “A year ago, my position as a copywriter was laid off and I ended up on the street,” she recalls. - I was not particularly upset and decided to give myself a break. In order not to sit without money, I was engaged in freelancing, and soon one of the customers offered me a large and very profitable project. If I had not assessed the dismissal as a change for the better, I would still sit in some office and carry out the instructions of the tyrant boss. " “We always have a choice: either we take responsibility for our lives, or we allow others to dispose of us,” explains the psychologist. Elena Marchevskaya... - Nastya took the dismissal as a challenge. She allowed herself to see the advantages of this situation and rely on them, she was able to risk going free swimming. All this led to success. " The positive attitude of optimists helps them see a happy chance in the most unexpected turns of fate. “I would say: self-confidence and reliance primarily on themselves allow the lucky ones to look at the world with optimism,” continues Marchevskaya. - They know how to cooperate, be punctual and honest. Internally, the lucky ones are sure: they can always find a way out of almost any difficult situation... This is what helps them achieve what others see as mere pipe dreams. "

Be yourself

In addition to a certain strategy of behavior, all the lucky ones are united by the confidence in what they are doing. Experiment Weisman proved that they are much less likely to doubt themselves unlucky people. According to Mark Sandomierz, candidate of medical sciences, psychotherapist of the European registry, we should try to develop this unique quality of the lucky ones. “If optimism and sociability are to a large extent innate qualities of successful people, then there is one path to good luck open to everyone,” the psychotherapist believes. "To do this, you need to find out your true desires." Being honest with yourself is necessary in order to clearly distinguish between what you want and what is a script written for you.

We are unlucky exactly as long as we try to implement programs imposed by others. For example, you were lucky enough to be born into a family of otolaryngologists, and even from the eighth grade, your parents tacitly expect that you will make a choice in favor of one of the most humane professions. And in your wildest dreams you see yourself as the director of the dolphinarium. Acting out of the way, you will subconsciously choose the most unfortunate options: to prove to yourself and others that you are going the wrong way. And at best you'll just become a bad lore. Seen from the outside, life Sasha is developing extremely well. Already at 25, she has a position of economist in a large oil company, her own apartment in the center of Moscow and excellent prospects. But Sasha admits: she does not like the job for which her father gave her. “It's hard to come up with a boring life than mine,” she complains.

Lucky ones not only find happiness under their feet, but also create it themselves

A minus becomes a plus as soon as we find the strength to change direction. Alena(34) it took almost ten years to realize that she was going in the wrong direction. “I have a financial education,” Alena says. - And my mother always said that an accountant is a sure piece of bread. I moved from one office to another, everywhere I was in good standing, but I never made a career. When it came to a promotion, my partner got the position, and I was deprived of bonuses for some offensive, stupid blunders. I was very worried about this and, apparently, was constantly ill on the basis of nervousness: flu, tonsillitis, colds. I felt like the last loser. And four years ago I enrolled in a landscape design school. From childhood I liked to study plants, draw. After completing the courses, I quickly found a job in an architecture bureau. At that moment, the streak of bad luck ended. "

Richard Weissman is convinced that it is the ability to radically change lives that makes us truly successful people. The scientist advises to imagine: you were asked to collect a basket of apples in the garden every day. If you enter it for three days in a row along the same alley, the basket will fill up worse and worse. But one has only to turn onto an unfamiliar path, and you will stumble upon an unprecedented abundance of ripe fruits.

To work hard

If you clearly know what you want, it is real to lure luck - and magic is not required. “Our will often becomes a talisman,” explains the psychotherapist. Natalia Varskaya.- We purposefully achieve our goal, despite all the obstacles and obstacles. And those around us may consider us the darlings of fortune, although in fact we create everything with our own hands. " Moreover, work here means work on oneself, the development of a situation, the emergence of an opportunity. And the more you work, the higher the chances of success. What they are with you, find out by answering the questions of the test np pp. “For luck to accompany undertakings, to know what you want, what is required for this, and to be able to achieve it,” warns Varskaya. Many lucky ones plan their actions well. To paraphrase the classic: all happy people are equally happy, but each lucky person is lucky in his own way. For other people, the algorithm of luck is sociability, someone bets on intuition and performance. The main thing is that the code of luck is embedded in ourselves. You just need to work hard to read it.

You can develop luck, like your abs, with exercise.

Lucky Code

Psychologist Richard Weissman in 2003 he published the book "The Luck Factor" (Richard Wiseman "The Luck Factor"), in which he gave detailed instructions on attracting luck. If you want it to accompany you always and in everything, remember short text and repeat it at the beginning of the day:

1. I use any chance to attract good luck... I constantly expand my social circle and maintain relationships with old friends, I love everything new and am not afraid of changes.
2. I I trust my inner voice... I constantly listen to him and often act on his prompts.
3. I am absolutely sure: I must be lucky; undertakings will be crowned with success, and others are always ready to help.
4. Even failure I am capable of turn into success, I learn from mistakes - both my own and those of others.

Catch your luck

Pets of fortune know how to ask life for the most necessary things. They win because they formulate the request correctly. Psychologist's "Algorithm of Luck" to help you Elena Marchevskaya:

• Imagine what your luck looks like. What does this concept mean to you. What needs do you want to satisfy? Write them down. Now decide what you will do for this.
• Appreciate the merits. Describe your strengths. Identify people from your environment who can support you in achieving your goal.
• Look for inspiration. Think about what inspires you to achieve your goal (an idea, maybe a spiritual teaching).

Enable inner voice

Anton Nesvitsky, psychotherapist Weigh it. To gain access to intuition, turn off logic. Before you make an important decision, imagine a scale, put solution A on the right pan, and B on the left pan. And just wait until one of the bowls crawls down.

• Disconnect. Concentrate your gaze on any pleasant object: a candle, a glass ball. The main thing is not to scroll for the hundredth time in your head at this moment: "if this follows something, it turns out that ..."
• Draw. Take a piece of paper and draw the first thing that comes to mind. Maybe the drawing will give you a solution.
• Feel yourself. Listen to the body. You may suddenly want to go to the right, and not straight, or make an unexpected gesture - and thus resolve a difficult situation.

See your true desires

Anetta Orlova, psychologist, sociologist, writer:

First you need to understand what state brings you joy, peace. Remember the situation, the relationship that was most comfortable for you. This is the sense of self that is worth striving for. Now check your desire "for ecology". To do this, evaluate the inner feelings while making a wish. If you feel some kind of inner discomfort (fear, self-doubt), you should think about what you really want. If the desire is true, you will feel joy at the thought of it.

Learn to take responsibility for your actions

Luck loves those who know how to take responsibility for their actions and set the right goals. Elena Afinogenova, psychotherapist:

• Think about the result you want to achieve. Luck doesn't like dreamers. Your goal should be specific. For example, “I want to be lucky on the exam” is a very abstract goal. “I want to get a four” is a specific goal.
• Don't lie to yourself. Don't blame your mistakes on the actions of others. The realization that you have miscalculated somewhere will help to avoid mistakes in the future.
• Remember good luck back side- failure. Do not be offended by life if something goes wrong. Victory often begins with defeat.

What to read

Vladimir Levy

"Car of Fortune". The author of the book is a doctor, psychologist, doctor of medical and psychological sciences, psychotherapist with many years of experience. The book "Car of Fortune" is a kind of instruction for managing fate. Levy tells fascinatingly how to avoid failures, overcome them, find and “use correctly” your luck and luck, and, in spite of everything, become a happy person.

Mikhail Litvak

"I am an algorithm for luck." Audiobook (recording of the seminar) by a renowned psychotherapist, corresponding member Russian Academy natural sciences is devoted to the psychology of luck. "I am an algorithm of luck" is practical guide for those who dream of achieving success in a variety of areas. The author analyzes life situations and, using their examples, talks about the existing techniques of self-improvement and attracting good luck.

"People who play games". The author believes: the lucky one differs from the loser in that he knows what to do in case of a loss, but does not talk about it. And a loser has no idea what to do if a failure comes, but constantly discusses what he will do if he wins. “It is enough to listen to such a conversation for just a few minutes to understand which of the interlocutors is the winner and who is the loser.

Maria Krieger, Natalia Mineeva
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