Behavioral RNA™️.: The calculation of one’s intrinsic value based in general terms derived from self-analysis.

Steve Douglas
4 min readJan 9, 2022

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Behavioral RNA™️ and directionalizing behavior to harmonize one’s primal self with one’s nature and nurture.

Directionalization is the process for one to use in place of negative criticism towards oneself. It is common for human behaviors to be categorized in binary terms of “good” or “bad”. While convenient, I would assert that this is oversimplified. Many qualities a child is told are “bad” end up being qualities that serve them well as adults (if honed). Even if a behavior is near-universally qualified as “bad” (i.e. violence), labeling it as such does not help the child form a new behavioral pattern. Without looking deeper at the underlying reason for the behavior, the impulse of the child, and the context of the situation, one cannot fully understand in order to learn and improve. These narrow parameters can, therefore, be confounding to children and limit their growth as individuals. Binary assignment of good and bad keeps the child in an externally imposed structure for reasons unbeknownst to the child.

An alternative action (not just a method) is helping the child explore their own motivations to better understand themselves and directionalizing that behavior in a new way that is more beneficial for the child and everyone around them. This process allows one to analyze from a perspective closer to independent judgment rather than irrational negativity that is baseless both in scale and scope. This irrational negativity is derived from one’s household (or lack thereof). Directionalization is the process of understanding oneself sufficiently to adapt to changes in one’s environment and life circumstances in a productive manner instead of a destructive one.

The fact of the matter is that “mind” is not interchangeable with “matter.” It, therefore, cannot always be put over the latter. With that said, while no living human is perfect that doesn’t mean we humans cannot acquire a perfect process. This perfect process will never yield a perfect result, but, rather, a consistent and complementary one. As long as that process is equally consistent and complementary to oneself, it is a perfect process. While one’s childhood dictates the past, one’s future is based on intentional choice. Intentional choice is deeply rooted in directionalization based on one’s Behavioral RNA™️.

Behavioral RNA™️ is more intrinsic and primal than psychology. Behavioral RNA™️ is rooted in the question: Do you know yourself outside of your influences? All humans are affected by their environment. but do we know ourselves outside of our family, environment, and culture?

While it is important to Stay Tuned™️ with your environment and its variants, what comes first is understanding one’s Behavioral RNA™️. Unlike DNA, RNA is a single-stranded molecule which I’m correlating to the individual. RNA functions independently. A single RNA strand can also, by complementary base pairing, form double helixes with varying effects. I compare this process to the results of an individual engaging with their environment and other individuals. Our Behavioral RNA™️ is at the foundation of our subconscious. No other entity outside the mind of an individual has access to their subconscious. Therefore, the psychological study of behavior is second and external to its internal predecessor, Behavioral RNA™️. This is not to say that Behavioral RNA™️ is “in place of” or “better than” psychology. Rather, Behavioral RNA™️ complements psychology and runs parallel. It is another core tenant of the individual to be factored into comprehensive psychological and psychiatric work.

Psychology is to subconscious Behavioral RNA™️ as an airplane is to gravity. Gravity is unchangeable and unaffected by any and all of its environment and its frequencies. Similarly, Behavioral RNA™️ is the unflinching core of who we are as individuals before nature or nurture intervene. Behavioral RNA™️ is further distinguished from nature, as nature is defined as: “the way that a person or animal behaves : the character or personality of a person or animal.” Behavioral RNA™️ is a factor that dictates how one behaves outwardly.

This firmly and distinctly creates a notable argument that one’s Behavioral RNA™️ has merit in the universal pattern of “nature vs. nurture.” I personally subscribe to putting both feet forward, not just one’s best foot. Understanding Behavioral RNA™️ is the key to knowing which “foot” is which, why, how that affects the things you want to accomplish in life, and what your inherent strengths, weaknesses, and desires are.

One’s interpretation of life challenges and triumphs isn’t solely based on one aspect of anything. Rather it is rooted in one’s Behavioral RNA™️ like beats-per-minute (BPM) is linked to the feeling and infrastructure of music in general terms. Lastly and least, parents are guide rails for the less experienced individuals we collectively call children. What parents must not only understand but accept at some point in their life is that children are simply individuals with less experience than them. This means they factually deserve the same respect that is expected of them to give. When one accepts this fact of humanity, the parent becomes a better parent not just for their child but for themselves.

What is your Behavioral RNA™️?

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Steve Douglas
Steve Douglas

Written by Steve Douglas

Steve is a Canadian polymath whose pro music career officially began at age 4 when he performed live @ Wembley Stadium. His focus = tangibly benefiting youth.

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