Which is worse to be overly optimistic or cynical? Please explain your thinking
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Posted by GwydionFrost Nov 16th, 2012 at 4:02PM
Overly optimistic is worse. It is a continual rain of disappointment.
Overly cynical is best. You are constantly surprised in a good way!
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Reply by grayday104 Nov 16th, 2012 at 4:04PM
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Reply by GwydionFrost Nov 16th, 2012 at 4:32PM
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Posted by bijouxbroussard Nov 16th, 2012 at 5:01PM
Depends on how it motivates you. Some people let their optimism encourage them to try harder, others assume it means everything's going to work out anyway and don't bother.
Some people who are cynical take a "things can't get any worse" attitude and if it's good they're pleasantly surprised, if not it's what they expected. Others allow cynicism to shut them down and use it as an excuse not to do anything at all.
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Reply by grayday104 Nov 16th, 2012 at 5:21PM
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Posted by ob1kenobe Nov 16th, 2012 at 4:12PM
Is it still regarded as being cynical if you're right?
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Reply by grayday104 Nov 16th, 2012 at 5:21PM
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Posted by imabear Nov 16th, 2012 at 4:05PM
I guess it depends on how quickly you can bounce back. If you're overly optimistic you are bound to be disappointed just by the law of averages. Will you be able to maintain that optimism in the face of repeated disappointment? On the other hand, while you might not have the disappointment if you are cynical, you might no try very hard either which will lessen chances (of course, there is that old saying that cynics are just disillisioned idealists....).
I wish they'd fix the spell check thingy...sorry for any typos
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Posted by AllStarcrushNate Nov 16th, 2012 at 4:03PM
Hmmmm. Both can be detrimental at times. But I might say overly optimistic is worse because it can make for really painful disappointment. Ya know not everything works out or goes our way, so can't put too much stock in it, otherwise we let our OWN selves down.
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Posted by WizGeezer Nov 16th, 2012 at 4:01PM
PMA is best (Positive Mental Attitude).
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