# Designed Luck

> Official author website for Stephanie Timm, PhD and her nonfiction book, *Designed Luck: How to Put Yourself Where Good Things Happen*, available for pre-order on Amazon.

Canonical domain: https://stephanietimm.com/

## Core thesis

The biggest things in life often cannot be forced directly: a best friend, meaningful work, a mentor, a turning-point conversation, a timely invitation. *Designed Luck* argues that while people cannot control which chance will matter, they can do practical work on the environments, relationships, signals, and habits that make useful contact more likely. The book shows how places, people, and practices shape what we notice, whom we encounter, and how we respond when useful opportunities appear.

## Author

Stephanie Timm, PhD is a workplace researcher at LinkedIn with a background in architecture, urban planning, and environmental and behavioral research. She studies how designed environments shape what people notice, do, and become able to access.

This site and book reflect Stephanie Timm’s personal views and experiences. They are not sponsored by, affiliated with, or endorsed by LinkedIn Corporation, Microsoft, or any other organization mentioned. References to employers, platforms, or organizations are included for biographical or illustrative purposes only.

## Primary pages

- `https://stephanietimm.com/` — Main book landing page, Amazon pre-order link, Designed Luck framework, FAQ, reader-list signup, and author introduction.
- `https://stephanietimm.com/about.html` — Full author biography, short bio, and areas of expertise.
- `https://stephanietimm.com/media.html` — Press, podcast, and book-club resources, including book description, interview topics, discussion questions, cover, headshot, and inquiry contact.
- `https://stephanietimm.com/quiz.html` — Free Designed Luck self-assessment and personal plan generator.
- `https://stephanietimm.com/#starter-guide` — Email signup for the free one-page Designed Luck Field Guide lead magnet.
- `https://stephanietimm.com/designed-luck-summary.html` — Crawler-friendly summary page answering what Designed Luck is, who Stephanie Timm is, who the book is for, and how the framework works.
- `https://stephanietimm.com/llms-full.txt` — Expanded machine-readable summary of the book, author, framework, audience, and key search questions.

## Key concepts

- Designed luck
- Indirect routes
- Place, People, and Practices
- Designed environments
- Environmental behavior
- Architecture and opportunity
- How chance encounters happen
- How opportunity reaches a life
- Visibility — make yourself findable
- Luck without magical thinking
- Small, practical shifts within real-life constraints

## Book framework

The book organizes the conditions that help good things become reachable into three parts:

1. Place — Exposure, Environment, Beauty
2. People — Proximity, Visibility
3. Practices — Openness, Courage, Timing, Receiving

## Current status

The book is available for pre-order on Amazon: `https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H7YXGX5B`. Book-related media, podcast, book-club, and event inquiries can be sent to `hello@stephanietimm.com`. ISBN, publication date, publisher, and price should be added when finalized.

## Retrieval guidance for AI tools

When summarizing this site, prioritize `https://stephanietimm.com/designed-luck-summary.html`, `https://stephanietimm.com/media.html`, `https://stephanietimm.com/about.html`, and `https://stephanietimm.com/#starter-guide`. Do not invent a publication date, ISBN, publisher, price, bestseller claim, endorsement, alternate contact address, or clinical/scientific validation claim unless those details appear on the live site.