Optimism & Pessimism

[digitalfever]

I'm the pessimistic one. I believe if your pessimistic it can only get better..

[Malaga]

I believe if your pessimistic it can only get better..

You often need other people to play their part for something to work out. And a negative attitude can be so off-putting it turns into a self-fulfilling prophecy. People think, why should I care when you don't believe in it?
But an optimistic perspective can motivate others to put in effort and help you make it happen.

[ThePiedPiper]

You often need other people to play their part for something to work out. And a negative attitude can be so off-putting it turns into a self-fulfilling prophecy. People think, why should I care when you don't believe in it?
But an optimistic perspective can motivate others to put in effort and help you make it happen.

I agree. This is what I meant when I was talking about perception. I used to have such a negative and cynical frame of mind because I felt that it protected me from being hurt, but all it did was create more negativity in my life. Sure, hurt still happens, but since gaining a more realistic and even optimistic perspective on life, I have found that I struggle nowhere near as often as I did when I was a cold hard cynic.