High-risk takers are easily bored and may suffer low job satisfaction.
Hmmm. This seems to go hand in hand with the "I hate my job" thread.
The Type T Personality
It's not a bad article, really. They state pretty clearly they don't understand all that's going on with "risk takers" and neither do the risk takers themselves. Even the summary at the top of the article shows this ambiguity:
Oddly I don't think of climbing as being particularly risky. I've felt in far greater danger hiking canyons in Utah or driving in rush hour traffic in New Orleans than I've ever felt when rock climbing. But what's the point of life without adventure? The example of a "Big T type" working in a factory line was quite apt. There are people that are happy doing the same thing over and over. It makes me insane.Summary: Announces that some experts belief that courting uncertainty is the only way to protect the inner force America was founded on or to define self; Mountain climbing's place among America's fastest growing sports; Researcher's discover of the psychology of risk; Studies' indication of the inclination of high risks; Researcher's lack of knowledge on how a risk taking impulse arises from within or what role is played by environmental factors.
[size=75]You are as bad as Alan, and even he hits the mark sometimes. -charlie
"Not all conservatives are stupid, but most stupid people are conservative." - John Stuart Mill[/size]
"Not all conservatives are stupid, but most stupid people are conservative." - John Stuart Mill[/size]