tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14910575.post1118615220191767158..comments2023-10-04T11:35:50.986-04:00Comments on Out of the Jungle: Measuring happiness by gendersJames Milleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07368391001719650329noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14910575.post-51168889891534140822007-09-27T16:13:00.000-04:002007-09-27T16:13:00.000-04:00I have no idea whether it's genetics or gender, bu...I have no idea whether it's genetics or gender, but I know it's real. And not just in my family.Marie S. Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01526344204731209021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14910575.post-67307571666852009732007-09-27T16:03:00.000-04:002007-09-27T16:03:00.000-04:00Dear Marie, Do you think the difference betwee...Dear Marie,<BR/> Do you think the difference between your husband/son and you and your daughter (good enough vs. perfectionism) are gender based, or is it just the luck of the genetic draw who got which characteristics of the 2 parents? I think girls right now are tending to put more pressure on themselves, but maybe that's just because I see the girls my daughter associates with and they sort of select themselves by being driven perfecionists. <BR/> But I'm with you on the boredom! I haven't been bored since I entered law school. Overwhelmed is a good word for a lot of the years since then. Right now, I'm in a more subdued part of time.<BR/> BetsyBetsy McKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824582240163409553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14910575.post-60351752311765299492007-09-26T16:11:00.000-04:002007-09-26T16:11:00.000-04:00I wish the chart you reproduced had addressed the ...I wish the chart you reproduced had addressed the issue of whether women feel overwhelmed. I know I do, at least some of the time. One thing I never experience is boredom, which I guess is a good thing. I think women are very hard on themselves. While it's good to have high standards, striving to meet them can take a toll. I can see the effects of perfectionism on myself and on my daughter, a high-achieving, motivated young woman. My husband and son do not aspire to perfection, and are perfectly content when things are good enough. No wonder men are happier than women!Marie S. Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01526344204731209021noreply@blogger.com