tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216696312551674822.post3476838761475648946..comments2023-06-06T13:33:13.176+03:00Comments on A Crop Of...: Why Optimism SucksDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08667181915901582783noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216696312551674822.post-56372557828295813312019-08-08T04:06:15.687+03:002019-08-08T04:06:15.687+03:00I'm with you. fellow pessimist.I'm with you. fellow pessimist.another pessimistnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216696312551674822.post-50207371272980428732018-01-16T08:57:15.156+02:002018-01-16T08:57:15.156+02:00Thanks for your comments...
Much of the high-fivin...Thanks for your comments...<br />Much of the high-fiving optimism of the Herbalife ilk is ignorant. Many of the motivational cheer leaders ignore the realities of situations, this is ignorance. Optimism has been sold as cure in itself. What I think you are describing is a resolute audaciousness. <br />That said, I have notice a tide turning with people like Simon Sinek challenging entitlement.<br />Whatever your take on the optimism paradigm, I hope it is working for you.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08667181915901582783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2216696312551674822.post-76359682716278370692018-01-15T22:08:20.249+02:002018-01-15T22:08:20.249+02:00While I do agree with what you said about "Th...While I do agree with what you said about "The Secret". Indeed, hoping and believing is not enough to bring success. Without action, the only success that can come to you is only delivered by 'luck', or rather, a kind of success that happens without your efforts.<br /><br />What you said about optimism however is what I do not agree with. I feel that you may have misunderstood the paradigm it takes. Perhaps my idea of optimism and your idea of optimism is a little different.<br /><br />Optimism is not blindly clinging on to false hope, it sees the darkness and never ignores the negative omens and sign and respects it if needed. Anyone who makes radical, risky decisions even when all the warning signs points against them is not necessarily an optimist but rather an ignorant fool. <br /><br />Metaphorically speaking, No, the optimist does not walk in the rain without an umbrella, ignoring the downpour. If we do not have an umbrella, we'd be waiting out the rain without complaining about why it had to be such a bad timing. There is no time for that; we think of alternatives - can we call a cab? Is there somewhere we can borrow an umbrella? Or perhaps we could use this time to think and meditate on other affairs. Optimism is putting trust in the hope which you see possible, but being very, (and I cannot stress this enough) very ready for when things do not go well. We are ready to be hurt. We are prepared to be kicked and stabbed in the heart by the universe - and that's the source of the boldness - not some blind false hope that everything will succeed just because we believe. When things do not go well, we'd be hurt, but we do not dwell in it, we do not complain about why Murphy's Law occurred. And that's how Optimists grow. No, that's how every person grows, through mistakes, and through getting hurt, and picking their selves back up every time something knocks them down.<br /><br />It would be untrue to think that an optimist would set down the budget just from pure beliefs. That would be much more descriptive of an ignorant person. We optimists want to avoid dangers too. But equipped with mindfulness, critical thinking, and the ability to see the perspective of others, I believe an optimist is quite a reliable mindset who avoids the dangers when possible, but takes calculated risks with a heart that's prepared to be hurt and a learning attitude that's fastened to stand up again.<br /><br />Btw, long term exposure to adrenaline is bad for the body and the brain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com