Psychology behind real risks

Psychology behind real risks

 

          The real risks in life is the risk of inaction and choosing to postpone taking risks. At some point in life, we must all take risks. The higher the risk, the higher the reward. The more risks we take early, the more successful we become later.

 

          Too many people decide to play it safe by not taking risks. Ironically, the riskiest thing a person can do is to play it safe. So many people are also playing it safe. And if you do what everyone else is doing, you will get what everyone else have.

 

          Too many people also undervalue taking action. This results in an underestimation of the risk of inaction. Not taking a risk is an automatic failure. You never know if you would succeed given that you tried. The future is unpredictable. And with that in mind, it should be clear that it is impossible to play it safe.

 

          Too many people want certainty of their future because they’ve been conditioned to believe that “not knowing” is bad. If people only go with what they know, they will continue to have what they have. If you want more, you have to go for more. And “more” is always for greater than what you currently have.

 

          Too many people are afraid to push their limits. As a result, people get comfortable where they are. In reality, the only real comfort is in action. Inaction is painful because it produces regret in the long term.

 

          The real risks in life is not taking action now. It is best to try and adjust yourself along the way.

 

          Why don’t people feel incline to take risks? Society has conditioned people from the moment they were kids to obey certain rules. The rules peoples’ parents instilled in them had set boundaries. People grew up learning to not push these boundaries. And as a result, people bound themselves. Now in the real world, when high risks equals high rewards, people never get the high rewards. People feel that they will be punished for trying (similarly to being a kid). The traditional form of parenting has damaged society and forced most people to live their lives in boundaries. To live within any imaginary boundaries is the real risk.

 

          In conclusion, people need to understand there are no boundaries (within the laws of physics). People can try and fail. And trying and failing is okay because you can learn from it. Also, “trying” is the only way anyone has ever succeeded. If you don’t try, you can’t succeed.