I like to do dumb things. If you were one of my friends, this would not be an earth-shattering statement. From skydiving, free climbing, hiking alone in bear or mountain lion country, not wearing a helmet horseback riding or four wheeling at high speeds, stuff like that. Surprisingly though, I don't ski or snowboard even though I live in Colorado. I also don't own or ride a motorcycle, though it seems like a lot of fun. It's not that I am avoiding these activities due to their inherent risk or that they don't seem fun, but, that I like to vary my dumb activities. I figure that if I intermix my dumb activities with safe ones, it puts me at a lower chance of hurting myself. I feel if I add a new risky activity without either subtracting one from my regular ones or add a few safe ones to balance it out, I am putting myself at higher risk for harm. I view this as more or less a Jason's Dumb Things Portfolio based on risk.

1. Lastly, let's look at Jason's theory in greater detail. Which portions of his strategy amount to "systemic risk", and which correspond to "unsystematic risk"? What is the moral here for Jason (and other thrill seekers)?