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By: Tom Bubenik

Tom Bubenik — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:09:03 +0000

Good news, everyone! turns out that “optimism” bug, the one that makes people both insufferable and constantly WRONG about everything? the national academy of science fixed it! woo!

http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2012/09/17/1205828109.abstract

maybe, ms Kelly Gurnett, eventually you too will receive the benefits of this cure, and then you can stop wasting all your time writing self-congratulatory articles about how awesome you are, and how many health benefits there are, to being actively incorrect pretty much all the time.

By: Vincent Kernaghan

Vincent Kernaghan — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 21:50:19 +0000

Nice twist – exactly what I do to recover from a kick in my figurative teeth. Now that I think about it, it reminds me of the movie, “Yes Man”. Funny flick.

By: Vincent Kernaghan

Vincent Kernaghan — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 21:39:46 +0000

Love the spot-on info Kelly! Now just tell me what to do about the optimists that are kicking other optimist butts like mine. I’m thinking of applying the concept of ‘human shield’, but obviously only in a positive way.

By: Allen Drache Hollstein

Allen Drache Hollstein — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 17:14:38 +0000

Wonderful article. May I also add a little trick I learned a long time ago: every time you’re tempted to say the problem, replace it with opportunity. Things change.

By: Danielle Kiely

Danielle Kiely — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 15:21:11 +0000

Call me a pessimist, but this post urks me. I actually consider myself to be an optimistic person but any intelligent person knows you can’t just lump people into pessimist types and optimist types. Even the most optimistic person has there bad days, things are sometimes uncontrollable. Everyone feels bad sometimes. For example, if a normally optimistic person’s spouse passes away and they are depressed for months after.. If you saw them shopping at the grocery store and they weren’t “energetic and optimistic” would you assume they were pessimistic? To me this jumps to conclusions without considering real life causes. It’s just too quick to judge people around you when everyone is bound to have hard times and times at which being super optimistic doesn’t help. Also, being critical does not equate to being pessimistic. In fact some of the most successful people I know have a combined optimism with their ability to think critically. Critical ability and critical thinking is not a bad thing and serves a purpose. If you are not a critical thinker that’s fine, but don’t judge others who have this ability as being pessimistic. They may simply have acquired a skill that you do not have.

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Charm Thriving — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 01:56:18 +0000

Understanding when it is beneficial, when it is about to kill you, and everything in between, is the key for making successful use of optimism..

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By: Cordelia Calls It Quits

Cordelia Calls It Quits — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 19:42:52 +0000

Thank you so much! I look forward to having you on board!

You’re so right about equating optimism with options. Critics like to equate it with being delusional, but that’s not the case–your reality is shaped by your perspective. Being pessimistic is just as “delusional,” only the results are much less desirable.

By: Cordelia Calls It Quits

Cordelia Calls It Quits — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 19:41:48 +0000

Exactly.

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By: Raja Hindustani

Raja Hindustani — Thu, 26 Jul 2012 17:57:44 +0000

Good thought on being optimistic.

By: Linda Daniels

Linda Daniels — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 13:43:23 +0000

Great post. For me being an optimist is the only option. The alternative is just too depressing

By: Black LotusButterfly

Black LotusButterfly — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 16:13:03 +0000

I love.love.love.love this post….I get so tired of folks criticizing me for being positive…when you’re positive to me, that means, options….finding another way. when you choose to be pessimistic, to me, this is constricting..you lessen your options for finding solutions and making a way out of no way….Here’s to keeping it positive and being optimistic! Great article. I think I will be reading the blog, Cordelia Calls it Quits more often……:-)

By: Cordelia Calls It Quits

Cordelia Calls It Quits — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 15:20:47 +0000

Why thank you, sir.

By: Cordelia Calls It Quits

Cordelia Calls It Quits — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 15:20:17 +0000

Hoping for the best but being prepared for the worst is a healthy way to go about things. And being optimistic allows you to *handle* “the worst” better if it should wind up happening. Good for you!

By: Rj Räďħě

Rj Räďħě — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 07:01:08 +0000

nice post,,,,,

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By: Esther Goh

Esther Goh — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 03:37:10 +0000

I used to be a huge pessimist – now I’d consider myself a realist, who hopes for the best and plans for the worst. I’ve gotten real good at seeing the silver lining after a string of setbacks, and I definitely agree that overall taking an optimistic view beats the alternative – mindset is HUGELY important.

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