Thursday, October 22, 2015

Risk, reward and testosterone

There are differences between male and female with human beings, of course, where discussions about those can go all over the place. To me one of the more frustrating areas is with regard to differentiable reward. That is, when for instance men make more money than women for the same work.

Of course science is there to just put it out there that testosterone is the hormone that makes the difference in a lot of behavior associated with male. And one of the things it does is push a person to take more risks. See? Not complicated.

Which is a reason Mother Nature tends to have more males than females born, which compensates for the greater number of males that die-off taking those risks.

Which always kind of freaked me out that some kind of force or something does the math to balance that out. Think about it.

Going out to me presents fascinating behaviors when it comes to risk. But also I think it's where at least from what I saw male and female or in between didn't make much difference. Lots of people regardless of gender risking putting it out there in search of a reward, of one kind or other.

But is amazing to me the kinds of situations with which one can be faced without a lot of information about a person who is in front of you, with BIG decisions to make. Yet the world keeps turning, people do it all the time, and I guess it works more often than not.

Though of course if it really doesn't work well that can be very bad.

Which sounds like an arena where it pays to think things out, and I think that is also the way to get things more balanced in other areas. After all, yes, more risk taking can lead to greater rewards, but smart thinking can lower risk!

Which means that a man fueled by testosterone may take off wildly in some wrong direction while more thoughtful people, of any sex, may take a far more appropriate path, which leads to far greater reward.

Some people seem to think that using too much thought with relationships is cold, or takes the passion out. While I think the idea for anyone who considers it of anyone passionately beating the crap out of you in any way shape or form, is really not at all desired, by anyone, yup, who thinks it through!

Here's to thinking it through. Happy Thursday Out Night! If you choose to go out? Please do so carefully, and thoughtfully.


James Harris

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