Sex Differences, Life, and Parkinson's Law

Silent Oath Newsletter - Week #12

Quote of the Day

Jeremy Clarkson, Clarkson’s Farm

Life is shit, but I’m enjoying it.

If these aren’t words to live by, I don’t know what are.

This quote reminds me that we don’t have to wait for perfect before enjoying our time here.

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Things I’ve Learnt (sex differences)

— Women Die the Week After Their Birthday, Men Die Before.

Women are more likely to die the week after their birthday than any other week in the year.

Men are more likely to die 2-3 weeks before theirs.

But why?

Theory is, birthdays are a time for reflection on our lives.

“Traditionally, males have been more likely to peg their self-esteem to achievements in the workplace and the goals fostered in the workplace are not always reachable,” Phillips said. “Everyone is supposed to become the chairman of the board, but not everyone can do it, so that’s a recipe for feeling bad.”

Women, on the other hand, may view relationships with friends and family as more important. And birthdays are often celebrations that draw those people together--giving more reason to survive the personal milestone.

— Women Don’t Rate Men on a Bell Curve.

Women rate more than 80% of men on OKCupid as below average attractiveness.

Men rate only 40% of women on OKCupid as below average attractiveness.

Source: OKCupid Co-Founder Christian Rudder.

Via: The Nature-Nurture-Nietzsche Newsletter.