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comment by b_b
b_b  ·  3120 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: When Did Optimism Become Uncool?

I tend to disagree. I think the way I define optimism (and how I tend to view myself) is that even if I fail (which happens with striking regularity) that I think that I can learn what I did wrong and do it better at the next opportunity. Maybe a better way to divide the world isn't between optimism and pessimism, but rather hope and fatalism. One of the best pieces of advice I ever got was from mk. He said, "Never marry a pessimist." I couldn't impress anything better on any unmarried person.





cgod  ·  3120 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Sounds like a rational approach to me.

thenewgreen  ·  3120 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Damn, that really is good advice. read the above advice kids!