If you have live with a cat, you’re more likely to be an entrepreneur.
This statement is derived from a correlation study by Johnson, Markus, et al showed 3 correlation studies where people who are infected by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii are more likely to be an entrepreneur or go in the business field. This protozoan microorganism infect most vertebrates, but only reproduce in wild or domestic cats.
Study 1: infected university students are 1.4x more likely to choose a business degree
Study 2: infected entrepreneurs are 1.8x higher odd of started a successful business
Study 3: T. gondii infection differs by geography and country. The populations in countries that have higher infection rates show more entrepreneurial intentions.
People infected tend to exhibit more risk taking behaviors, which are more associated with entrepreneurship. At the same time, people with the infection are more likely to have higher car accident rates, more likely to suffer from mental illness, drug abuse, and suicide. Over 2 billions people in the world are infected, and many of us might already have the infection.
Another evidence that hints at the idea that each human is more than the individual consisting of genetics, background, and upbringing; but also a composite of the individual and the other trillions of organisms that live inside the body.
If you are not yet an entrepreneur, but want to be one, maybe get a cat … Be sure to get one that has the parasite.
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