An Aside - Do You Take Risks?

Seth Godin talked about risk taking on his blog. Is it better to take risks or play it safe? Smarter to avoid possible conflict or to take a chance? Godin says there is a difference between those who will only eat at restaurants that are Zagat rated and those who will walk into any venue, daringly so.

"When things get interesting is when the apparently risky is demonstrably [less safe] than the actually risky. That's when we sometimes become uncomfortable enough with our reliance on the apparent to focus on the actual. Think about that the next time they make you take off your shoes at the airport."

I do take risks - but it's based off of my tendency to act on impulse. The difference is that I usually have the common sense to cover my tracks beforehand.