Pessimistic.,Negative.,Just,Cr DIY Pessimistic. Negative. Or Just a Critical Thinker?
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A group of anthropologists at Cambridge were conductingresearch on the concepts of pessimism and optimism. Their subjects were twoyoung boys: one a pessimist and the other an optimist. The pessimistic boy wasput in a room full of wonderful toys. The optimistic boy was put in a room withnothing but a barrel of manure.When the scientist looked in on thepessimistic boy one hour later they found him complaining about this toy thatdidn't work, that one needed fresh batteries, the next one wasn't the rightscolor, etc., etc. Recording their findings, they moved on.As they opened the door to the room wherethe optimistic boy was, they had to duck to avoid being hit by flying manure.Indeed, manure was splattered everywhere. They found the young lad head-firstin the barrel, where he was heard to say, "I know there's a pony in heresomewhere."Despite what people tell you, seeing the glass as half emptyis not how you prepare yourself for potential challenges or barriers that blockyour progress. The half-empty perspective asks you to entertain negativethoughts, a pessimistic attitude and an angry frightened view of the world. If you are prone to the half-empty perspective, there is away to move away from that mindset and into a mindset of half-full optimisticthinking. Being in a state of mind that is optimistic doesnt imply you are a Pollyanna,not in touch with reality, or wearing blinders. Being optimistic wont get inthe way of effectively defending or preparing yourself. Practice critical thinking. Look at all the scenarios; good,bad or ugly. Being a critical thinker while seeing the glass as half-fulllets you see situations, problems or opportunities in a balanced way. You keepyour fears and reactionary emotions in check. Research shows that people with an optimistic life-view tendto outperform pessimists in all respects. This represents the steady impact ofour thoughts, expectations and beliefs on our behavior. The way your reason oroffer critical thought with yourself about the things that happen to you has ahuge impact on your success everywhere; home, work, school and community. Being optimistic or pessimistic is a learned behavior youarent born with it. Its learned through experience or through other peopletelling us how to be. Since this behavior is learned it can be unlearned. How? For every setback you encounter, you need to interpret themas challenges or mountains to be climbed and conquered. Your attitude plays acritical role in supporting a this will not break me mindset. Setbacks areseen as temporary and good events are permanent. Which do you entertain on a daily basis? It could be anindication of what lies ahead.
Pessimistic.,Negative.,Just,Cr