Are you a pessimist or an optimist?
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I'm a realist. I hope for the best, but I recognize that things can, and probably will, go as badly as possible. Therefore, I always prepare for the worst case scenario. I'm always happy when preparing for all foreseeable contingencies pays off in one way or another. It lessens the sting of having things not go as well as expected.
I generally am posative about things but still expect the worst, not because Im negative or pessamistic but because I worry that thr worst might happen even though secretly I think otherwise....Mortai Gravesend said:
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I think I've just confused us both
I'm a cautious optimist, or reformed pessimist, whichever works.
Normally my first thought on things are positive and then I think it over and tell myself to settle down and see what happens.
No need to work my way into a tizzy.
Normally my first thought on things are positive and then I think it over and tell myself to settle down and see what happens.
No need to work my way into a tizzy.
Well, a pessimist is always, ALWAYS dreading the future. They're never happy, even if they get what they want, because they're always afraid of the NEXT thing. At most, they can be relieved that things didn't turn out as bad as they did, but they're never happy or excited or looking forward to anything in the future.
That's a sad life.
I prefer to be an optimist (within reason). No, I am not a relentlessly cheerful person who always has a smile on my face, but in general, I like to believe that the future does hold some hope and that at the end of the day, I can still enjoy life. I never get too down on myself or my life, I firmly believe that I always have something worth fighting for and I think that if I try really hard, even if I don't win, I can at least be happy that I tried.
Besides, whether you think something will be bad or good, won't change what it is at the end of the day. Our mood does not dictate reality, so you might as well hope that life will turn better, right? It's a lot less stressful that way.
That's a sad life.
I prefer to be an optimist (within reason). No, I am not a relentlessly cheerful person who always has a smile on my face, but in general, I like to believe that the future does hold some hope and that at the end of the day, I can still enjoy life. I never get too down on myself or my life, I firmly believe that I always have something worth fighting for and I think that if I try really hard, even if I don't win, I can at least be happy that I tried.
Besides, whether you think something will be bad or good, won't change what it is at the end of the day. Our mood does not dictate reality, so you might as well hope that life will turn better, right? It's a lot less stressful that way.
Optimist realist.
While I adore looking at the bright side of things, I'm very much aware of the consequences of any action taken and the most probably course action imaginable.
But then, life's too short to worry about such trivialities.
Be merry!
[sub][sub]*hums* Drinking mead in the halls of Whiterun, the maidens and the men~[/sub][/sub]
While I adore looking at the bright side of things, I'm very much aware of the consequences of any action taken and the most probably course action imaginable.
But then, life's too short to worry about such trivialities.
Be merry![sub][sub]*hums* Drinking mead in the halls of Whiterun, the maidens and the men~[/sub][/sub]
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Cynical optimist I'd say, I always expect the worst and just assume everything is horrible, but when something bad actually happens I'm the one who remains calm and even cheery, mostly because I have decided since what happens just happens, then there's no point on getting too upset about it, not to mention though I tend to accept everything even if it's bad I tend to look at the bright side of things, for example when my grandmother died earlier this year while everybody was crying and rambling about regret, or were drinking or attempting to kill themselves I was just happy, because all I could think about was how lucky I was to meet her and have shared a lot of wonderful experiences with her.
But then again nobody ever notices my cheeriness since, it looks about the same as my bored face.
But then again nobody ever notices my cheeriness since, it looks about the same as my bored face.
I'm a true realist, I take things as they come, I try not to worry about things in the future and try not to get my hopes up, after all dissapointment in life is almost always due to unrealistic expectations.
Life can be good, and sometimes it sucks but it's best to see things as they are, as situational variables culminating in the building blocks with which your perspective builds your life experience... you can choose to be cheerful in almost any situation and if you work at it, you feel better, not nessecarily something only optomists get, after all a large portion of a person's experience in life is based on how they see things, and how they choose to see things, if you realise that the tools exist to be content in your life no matter how shit it gets, it's hard to not use them to stay afloat when you need to...
Both optimism and pessimism breed weakness as they are entirely based on a prefabricated perception and do not allow for one to truly grow and adapt, after all, when an optimist loses their hope, they become even more pessimistic than those who are always pessimistic, and a pessimist will always assume the worst, through their predetermination that everything sucks, they plan to lose.
Essencially, I try to make plans with contingencies for a wide variety of variables, but even then do not rely on the results of that plan entirely, I plan for both success and failure, to learn from the latter and proffit from the former.
Doesn't always work out, life can be hard, but I am not going to give up until I'm dead, and no, suicide doesn't count because in order to commit suicide I would first have to give up, and that is against everything I stand for as a human being... though I have contemplated it in the past, that is the past.
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Life can be good, and sometimes it sucks but it's best to see things as they are, as situational variables culminating in the building blocks with which your perspective builds your life experience... you can choose to be cheerful in almost any situation and if you work at it, you feel better, not nessecarily something only optomists get, after all a large portion of a person's experience in life is based on how they see things, and how they choose to see things, if you realise that the tools exist to be content in your life no matter how shit it gets, it's hard to not use them to stay afloat when you need to...
Both optimism and pessimism breed weakness as they are entirely based on a prefabricated perception and do not allow for one to truly grow and adapt, after all, when an optimist loses their hope, they become even more pessimistic than those who are always pessimistic, and a pessimist will always assume the worst, through their predetermination that everything sucks, they plan to lose.
Essencially, I try to make plans with contingencies for a wide variety of variables, but even then do not rely on the results of that plan entirely, I plan for both success and failure, to learn from the latter and proffit from the former.
Doesn't always work out, life can be hard, but I am not going to give up until I'm dead, and no, suicide doesn't count because in order to commit suicide I would first have to give up, and that is against everything I stand for as a human being... though I have contemplated it in the past, that is the past.
/end wall
Optimist - although it logically makes more sense to be pessimistic (either you get what you are expecting or you are pleasently suprised - as opposed to get what you're expecting or disappointed), being pessimistic about everything is miserable! You're generally a happier person if you're optimistic. Its more about seeing the bright side of anything you get than expecting anything you do to turn out good.
Your competition example isn't quite right. Optimists wouldn't walk into a competition and expect to win - they'd have fun whether or not they win. Its just people with really high confidence in themselves that would think that, and not ALL optimists have high confidence.
Your competition example isn't quite right. Optimists wouldn't walk into a competition and expect to win - they'd have fun whether or not they win. Its just people with really high confidence in themselves that would think that, and not ALL optimists have high confidence.
