There are two ways to view the world: qualitative and quantitative. They are the difference between taking the scenic route to a destination versus taking the quickest route.
The qualitative view represents our feelings and emotions. When I have conversations with my father I always hear the feeling and power in his voice, I watch his demeanor and I sort of feel his presence.
The quantitative view represents our rationality and logic. Instead of feeling the persons voice and hearing their emotion, you're listening intently to what they're saying, regardless of the feelings present in their voice.
It is perfectly reasonably and common for most people to view the world through both lenses; using both logic and some degree of rationality entwined with emotion. It is human nature to unconsciously involve emotion with every aspect of our lives. It's in our genes.
Now I want to discuss the difference between those we perceive as "winners" and those we see as "losers" in society, and why these two types of people are different.
I believe that there are many cultural factors that help to determine whether or not a person will be a "winner" or "loser". From this point on we will equate the term "winner" with financial wealth, career success, and social likability. Some of the greatest examples of these traits would be folks like Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey, Taylor Swift, Kobe Bryant, Christian Bale, and Serena Williams. Each of these individuals have more in common with each of us normal folks than differences however, there is a greater difference in our differences. I don't mean they have more qualities or traits that are different from the rest of us, rather, the differences between us are actually very big and dramatic. Contrast this to the rest of us and our differences are generally not very big at all.
So what are some of these differences?
Mostly, they are personality traits, and character differences. They are mostly genetic, pre-determined, and uncontrollable. But many of their traits are learned and cultural. As children, we observe our surroundings and how others interact with those surroundings. Based upon our observations of others' interactions, we adapt those traits for ourselves and integrate them into our personality. We all do this; it is human, it is ingrained within us.
Here is where the "winners" divert in their path from the "losers":
1) Decisions. They (the "winners") make different decisions than we do starting as children. For example, they might view the same interaction in the same situation in the same environment we do, but they might gather more information from the scenario and apply it differently in their lives. They will make different decisions with regard to their health, wealth, and future as forward thinking individuals.
2) Initiative. They observe character traits of "winners" from an early age and adopt those traits to their own personality and livelihood. From there they are like a runaway train, gobbling up as much information from "winners" as they can and applying it to their existing bank of "winning" knowledge. They see the traits of "losers" quickly and learn to identify those traits at an early age and how to avoid them after they have attached the "loser" brand to the actions.
The interesting thing is that they do all of this innately, sub-consciously, and without much thought. But as they grow older they will adapt greater amounts of traits from those around them, so culture can either help accelerate their growth or it can significantly distract them from their goals.
We could also refer to these groups as "wolves" and "sheep". Wolves devour, conquer, and succeed, but not all the time. Sheep just follow the rest of the sheep and mostly lose or succeed in minor ways.
