A fledgling stares down from a branch with uncertainty and hope, and then leaps.

Humans tend to do the math. Calculate risk. Assess potential damage to self, career, image. Then pays someone to leap for them — as a test.

If all looks good — we take the plunge.

Bottom line — we think too much. Our big brains make us top-heavy and too easily caught up in doubt. That great equalizer that makes us more like every other creature.

Good article. 😉