Einstein’s affairs should surprise no one, says Desmond Morris. It is all in the genius’s genes
The answer is that he, like many other intensely creative men, was over-endowed with one of the human male’s most characteristic qualities: the joy of risk-taking.
Every creative act, every new formula, every ground-breaking innovation, is an act of rebellion that may – if successful – destroy an old, existing concept. So every time a brilliant mind sees a new possibility, it is faced with a moment of supreme risk-taking.
Don’t you find it a little odd that this is the thinking of greatness?
Our arboreal relatives, the monkeys, simply fled up into the high branches when danger threatened and, while feeding, all they had to confront was a fruit or a berry. But when our early ancestors came down to live on the ground, they had to give up scampering aloft to escape and also had to face dangerous competitors and prey when turning to meat-eating as a new way of life.
Brilliant…
I’m sure someone has had this thought before me but:
I think it possible that brilliance and accomplishment in males may be part of the game to attract the ladies and find a mate. Not unlike a male peacock spreading out his feathers. More often than not, brilliant scientists peak in their 20’s.
RBG
#3…better check your brilliant scientist age of peak meter again.
A group of smart people find a brilliant excuse for not being faithful. “Honey, I cheated on you becuase I know better”.
To cheat is brilliance, but… to tell is dumbness…
Always deny people, always. Even in front of pictures:
“that isn’t me honey…”