Do you have the warrior or the worrier gene? Effect of mutation in the COMT gene on personality.

[@RealityCheck1]

I have the warrior gene 2x more according to promethease. I was a soldier in Iraq for several years & while I hate disorganized leadership, I prefered to be in the frontline bec I have a feeling that the job wilk get done quicker than somebody who is scared & lazy. I love martial arts & combat sports. I don't mind a messy room & have more success in business than in the classroom.

[@Joule_Frog]

i have the warrior variant of the gene and on my days off i never get anything i wanted to accomplish done just procrastinate endlessly but at work as a line cook when there is food orders streaming down the the floor from the printer i run circles around everyone like a tasmanian devil from loony toons

[@Joule_Frog]

a interest contrast is there is one co-worker who def has the worrier variant and the pros is he never forgets anything that needs to be done throughout the day while ill miss things like making gravy as an example, nothing like that gets passed him. but when it gets busy he does shutdown and goes into a quiet support role like taking care of putting bread for a clubhouse into the toaster and filling up sauce cups for the next order coming up, its actually nice combo we got going on line when together

[@LG-bi1sr]

@@Joule_Frog This was my first thought as well; are the warriors procrastinators? I haven't tested yet, but I know for a fact that back in university I needed to delay tasks to build up pressure for me to get locked in before a deadline and perform well. It was like starting early writing didn't stimulate me enough.

[@Squared_Table]

@@LG-bi1srRaid. Sleep on a pile of corpses and riches. Exhaust resources. Raid.

[@aic-gz3rz]

Had a pretty hard time distinguishing if you were saying worrier vs warrior while I was listening at work. I'll have to watch it again with subtitles. Best presentation of the subject I've seen on KZbin yet.

[@behaviouralgenomics438]

@@aic-gz3rz It's one of the downsides with a Scottish accent. That and "purple burglar alarm"

[@williammdsilva]

Very fair and thorough explanation!

[@AmabilePezetedb]

I'm a homozygous worrier and I feel like I have more "patience" with monotonous and mundane activities. I can even feel a slight pleasure in doing repetitive activities, how crazy is that! Even though I'm homozygous, I feel like I can react well to mild or moderate stress situations. However, at the same time I have had Post Traumatic Stress at work, I have anxiety and depression. I take the antidepressant venlafaxine and it has helped me a lot with my anxiety, my psychiatrist said that it regulates Dopamine.

[@AvoniasStratigis]

On a side note, isn't it somewhat unhelpful to put personality connotations to this as hero vs philosopher. I mean afterall at the end of the day it is about stimulation, and I am sure a lot of famous philosophers could've been both (worriers and warriers and in between). I think Philosophy, if going by the card sorting analogy, requires both kind of people.

[@ghosternz6109]

Excellent presentation! Loved it. Based on the knowledge and expriences i have about myself, i am heterozygous. I love to move around and live in expanded steppes and mountains and do martial art and horseriding and sharpshooting, and at the same time i enjoy sitting and spending countless hours on math and physics as im studying physics and philosophy at uni. + i love scottish teachers they are the best teachers i ever had in my life, learned faster with them. Keep up the great work!

[@sippxn]

Incredibly informative video. I am a homozygous warrior, and it makes complete sense as I am simply unable to concentrate on mundane tasks such as assignments

[@bigsquez]

Thank you for sharing this!

[@HDQuakelive]

It's a little confusing that warrior and worrier nearly sound identical haha. Need a different name for worrier.

[@behaviouralgenomics438]

Disadvantages of the Scottish accent 😅

[@szabiszekely00]

Fighter & Entrepreneur here. I only feel good whenever I do something hard, stressful or entertaining. I also tend to have ADHD symptoms. Didn't know genetics played such a big role. Awesome video.

[@فيصلمنصورالنامي]

What is the test that determines the genes of the warrior?

[@MichaTheLight]

Y theory is that Europe's rise is also given due the relative balance of warrior and worrier with a light dominance of worrier

[@behaviouralgenomics438]

@@MichaTheLight I'd advise against speculating anything which could be interpreted as genetic superiority of one group of people over another. I think it is more likely that the geographic factors which led to Europe's economic success also created an environment which selects for the worrier variant.

[@MichaTheLight]

@@behaviouralgenomics438 Why must always the woke reflex come by just an argument. I didn't even say superiority. I didn't even say it would be true and I didn't even say it could be the sole reason.

[@behaviouralgenomics438]

@@MichaTheLight I know you didn't say superiority which is why I said "could be interpreted as...". No woke moralising intended. In any case that wouldn't explain why Europeans have this ratio to begin with so it would again push the problem back to environment.

[@MichaTheLight]

@@behaviouralgenomics438 okay a misunderstanding. I was sometimes judged for just bringing an argument forward which wasn't connected to any political stuff. I think it's both environment forms ppl but ppl also form environment.I studied Anthropology and it was taboo to make rational arguments based on genetics I'am aware that the national or ethnic character is produced by the combination of many genes. There are constantly tiny changes which amount to evolution over long time spans.

[@bobjenzen8735]

I don’t relate to either of these. I was diagnosed with adhd pretty late in life, always had low executive function and was disorganized, got in trouble in school for being too talkative, typical adhd treats. However, I always excelled in more boring tasks. I did well in school and went to an Ivy League school, and have sucked at warrior tasks, like sports and anything physical

[@Dan-ud8hz]

“As mortals, we're ruled by conditions, not by ourselves.” ― Bodhidharma

[@behaviouralgenomics438]

That's a great quote.

[@McD-j5r]

We are ruled by conditions and by ourselves. We can also change conditions.

[@fidelkva4810]

we are part of the conditions

[@MrPathorock]

LOL, total BS

[@maxfeliz140]

Where do you test for this?

[@McD-j5r]

I have both.

[@behaviouralgenomics438]

Awesome! I am homozygous worrier.

[@jamieclarke321]

Warrior/ worrier isn’t the greatest phrase to follow with a Scottish presenter

[@behaviouralgenomics438]

So I have come to understand :(

[@zaryltopchubaeva8515]

I think worrier has more dopamine

[@redsolaris1]

How does gender fit into this? the pathologies table could easily map into a list of standard gender differences

[@Dan-ud8hz]

Since this gene is not on the X or Y chromosome, sex and/or gender does not fit into this.

[@behaviouralgenomics438]

There is a large literature about the moderating effect of gender on the associations between COMT polymorphisms and behaviour. To include it would have made the video too long. Oestrogen also regulates prefrontal cortical dopamine so there is certainly an interaction between sex and COMT status.

[@morwickchesterham3875]

I'm not going to lie... your pronunciation of 'warrior' and 'worrier'... a bit confusing...