Novelty seekers have a long D4DR gene and were less sensitive to the neurotransmitter dopamine. They need to experience life’s thrills and chills in order to produce higher levels of dopamine.
“The Tau of Steves: What You Don’t Know Could Fill a Book”
Hi and welcome to Thursday’s Episode 9 of the Second Season’s My Pandemic Year’s Natural Experiment, on March 12th in the spring of 2020 here in California.
Previously in the Second Season
S2 E8 —How Does the Entangled Fish Hook Theory of Creativity Work?; S2 E7 — Smart Moves and Shifting Opportunities; S2 E6 — No We Don’t Share Your Precious Little Frickin’ Data
Related from Season One
S1 E9 — Day 9 of My 1-Year Experiment; S1 E8 — Day 8 of My 1-Year Experiment; S1 E7 — Day 7 of My 1-Year Experiment
“5” Steve Zahn, 51: “You have ideas but you don’t know how to make them fly now. Until you see the light, the best move is no move.” Scorpio
Evidence
I’m not too pleased when I discovered files critical to my writing process were missing in my desktop folders.
Case in point.
I was dead certain I had read a book about Steve McQueen, the now dead Patron Saint of the Tau of Steves.
Several attempts later and giving up searches in my photo albums where I took pictures of pages, I decided to save highlights from another book, my Kindle borrowed library book, “Introvert Advantage” and I found McQueen, but only when I went to save the borrowed book.
A whole list of missing books appeared.
Why? Thank you Steve Jobs and the iCloud team?
Anyway, “Play to Your Strengths” — Inner-Directed Talent Profiles seem to match up well with right-brain and left-brain introverts.
A deep dive into the Introvert Advantage.
Some quotes:
We all have a natural temperament climate in which we feel more comfortable, perform our best, and maintain a crucial balance. All human beings have 99.9 percent of the same genetic prescription. Our individual differences come from the 0.1 percent of our genetic material that is just us.
Temperamental differences appear to be derived primarily from our neurochemistry.” “(O)ne gene, D4DR … influences temperament. No one gene causes a specific temperament. However D4DR, or the ‘novelty-seeking gene,’ has been studied extensively ….
Chromosome 11, named the personality chromosome affects the neurotransmitter dopamine … controls excitement levels and is vital for physical activity and motivation.
The novelty seekers were found to have a long D4DR gene and were less sensitive to the neurotransmitter dopamine.
They need to experience life’s thrills and chills in order to produce higher levels of dopamine.” .
(For) low-novelty seekers’D4DR genes were short and … they are highly sensitive to dopamine…. (I)n quiet activities, reflective individuals … are perfectly content to live at a slower pace.” Kindle, Location: 851 — 861
I guess the question is, so what?
Followed by the observation that neither our Patron Saint, Steve McQueen nor Steve Jobs represent today.
Why?
At least our main guy showed his Holiday Tau and it’s exactly what I’m feeling. Well done Zahnny.
“5” Steve Zahn, 51: “You have ideas but you don’t know how to make them fly now. Until you see the light, the best move is no move.” Scorpio
Random ones that make me want change my sign.
Another birthday heist is called for, though I’m neither proud of it or anywhere near qualified to legitimately claim it. But, it holds possible answers to grounded ideas mentioned in Zahnny’s Holiday Tau.
Today’s Holiday Birthday:
This year offers a variety of frameworks for you to operate within. You’re like an actor who gets to play several roles. Tight relationships will be the best part and your personal life will play out like a beautiful dance. There’s an opportunity to mix in a professional area you’ve been intrigued with for years.
So, is this all about my low novelty-seeking D4DR short genes or what?
“5” Steve Winwood, 71; Stevie Wonder, 69: “Creativity and vitality spring alive as you disconnect from the digital world for a spell and reconnect to your inner world.” Taurus
Haha. Is your Holiday Tau a twist on the former CEO of Intel who once claimed that at the pace of technology’s cutting edge being paranoid is a survival, if not thrival skill. So, maybe a little stimulus to attract my attention shouldn’t be all that bad. Any idea who’s passing what around?
“4” Steve Harvey, 62: “Do you get the impression that there is secret information being passed? The tinge of paranoia is a sign to pay attention.” Capricorn
What’s Going On …
Shifting Opportunities
Smart Moves
Long-Form
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- “Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire, A 5-Hundred Year History” by Kurt Andersen
- “The Introvert Advantage: How Quiet People Can Thrive in an Extrovert World” by Marti Olsen Laney
Working on the Business
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- 1,345 Flipboard users follow one or more of my 35 digital magazines.
Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Inspired by Holiday Mathis – Creators Syndicate
Previous
S2 E8 —How Does the Entangled Fish Hook Theory of Creativity Work?; S2 E7 — Smart Moves and Shifting Opportunities; S2 E6 — No We Don’t Share Your Precious Little Frickin’ Data ; S2 E5 — Second Season Sneak Preview: My Pandemic Year’s Natural Experiment; S2 E4 — Sneak Preview: Day 4 of My Pandemic Year’s Natural Experiment; S2 E3 — Day 3 of My Pandemic Year Experiment; S2 E2 — New Season Preview: Rippling Effects, Implications and Consequences We Didn’t See Coming; S2 E1 — Sneak Preview Asking “How Toxic is Your Work Life?”
Related
S1 E9 — Day 9 of My 1-Year Experiment; S1 E8 — Day 8 of My 1-Year Experiment; S1 E7 — Day 7 of My 1-Year Experiment; S1 E6 — Day 6 of My 1-Year Experiment; S1 E5 — Day 5 of My 1-Year Experiment; S1 E4 — Day 4 of My 1-Year Experiment; S1 E3 — Day 3 of My 1-Year Experiment; S1 E2 — Day 2 of My 1-Year Experiment; S1 E1 – Day One of My 1-Year Experiment
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