William Gurstelle: Take Smart Risks


	William Gurstelle: Take Smart Risks

einbar

10-2-2009 12:28 PM

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why a lot of us like the idea of living on the edge

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10-2-2009 1:19 PM

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/4efeb34e-79ac-458c-a8f0-f7143a210823/144E7D02-55DD-4413-9C05-A8D2861E8E0E/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/17-10/ff_smartlist_gurstelle" href="http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/17-10/ff_smartlist_gurstelle" style="font-size: 11px;">www.wired.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/17-10/ff_smartlist_gurstelle"><H1 id="articlehed" aria-level="0" aria-posinset="0" aria-setsize="0">William Gurstelle: Take Smart Risks</H1></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/17-10/ff_smartlist_gurstelle"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.wired.com/img/5A35DBDF-70D2-4018-A813-AD2797669609" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/17-10/ff_smartlist_gurstelle"><P aria-level="0" aria-posinset="0" aria-setsize="0"><STRONG aria-level="0" aria-posinset="0" aria-setsize="0">Among our primitive ancestors,</STRONG> those who ventured farthest from their caves in search of better food or who overcame their fear of fire accrued significant advantages over their meeker kin. That's why a lot of us like the idea of living on the edge: It's in our DNA to take risks.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/17-10/ff_smartlist_gurstelle"><P aria-level="0" aria-posinset="0" aria-setsize="0"><A aria-level="0" aria-posinset="0" aria-setsize="0" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunter_S._Thompson">Hunter S. Thompson</A> called his version of living dangerously "edgework." Sure, Thompson crossed the line with the LSD and shotguns, but a more disciplined brand of edgework can be a good thing. Done artfully and wisely, living dangerously engages our intellect, advances society, and even makes us happier.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wired.com/techbiz/people/magazine/17-10/ff_smartlist_gurstelle">A 2005 German study concluded that people who take above-average risks have a 
higher-than-average index of life satisfaction. Researchers at the University of 
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