is optimism overrated?
is there such a thing as being overly optimistic about a situation, thing, person, etc?i am not an overly optimistic person but should i be? i know we should all look at the bright side but if we continue to look at the bright side for too long, don't we become blinded? if we're too optimistic about a situation and the situation doesn't live up to our overly optimistic expectations then doesn't the let-down feel like a ton of bricks fell on us?
yes, it could be a learning experience but how many "experiences" do you need if these experiences are all of the same nature? of course, if i were faced with a similar situation, i could go in the opposite direction i had gone before but if i did that, couldn't i potentially be missing out on something?
i start to think about the two sides of which ever situation i am faced with and automatically lean toward the negative. then of course, it's constantly vacillating between the positive and the negative... the hope and the squashing of hope. so then, the question is: am i being fair to myself?
posted by Dana @ 3:19 PM
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then you talk to me and see the other side ... hehe
I think there is such a thing as an optimistic realist. Or a realistic optimist. It takes a while to be one, though.
You know, one thing I always kinda keep in the back of my head, "Hope for the best, expect the worst."
Now I don't REALLY see it that way, but in certain situations, I think I have applied it. There's nothing wrong with being optimistic, but you have to be equally realistic as well, just like Pia said. I actually think the world could use MORE optimism.
geez, that was forever...
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