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You are young, living an ordinary daily life on your own, when you are presented with a highly attractive but unfamiliar opportunity, one that could be a huge success if it goes well, but could also lead to a major loss if it goes badly. When you face this situation, what kind of thought (simulation) runs first, and most strongly, in your mind? 1 The risk of failure does not enter your view at all. Your brain is filled only with "the enormous reward and sense of achievement I will gain if this succeeds." A powerful urge (Go) to jump in right now makes your heart race and completely overwhelms fear.
2 You know there is risk involved, but you think, "If I do not take risks, I cannot get a big reward." Rather than feeling anxious about loss, your brain focuses its energy on how to break through the uncertainty and make it yours somehow.
3 You do calculate possible downsides, but fundamentally your mind is much more drawn to the positive gains you could obtain. The optimistic expectation that "even if I fail, something valuable will still remain from the challenge" pushes you forward.
4 Rather than sweet fantasies about success, what comes to mind first is "the financial and emotional damage I would suffer if this failed." Because you do not want your current stable life or assets to be shaken, you take a defensive and cautious stance.
5 No matter how large the reward seems, "the worst case I would face if this goes wrong" is drawn far too vividly in your mind. Rather than endure the stress of failure and lose your peace, it feels much more comfortable to give up the opportunity entirely.
6 "Not losing is the same as gaining." If there is even a 1% chance of failure, or even the slightest possibility that your current peaceful and safe life could be cracked, your brain applies a powerful brake (No-Go) and firmly refuses even to try.