Interesting topic to talk about.
"Is the cup half full, or half empty?" - This is normally how people gauge whether one is pessimistic or optimistic. Strangely, I think people answer that actually based on impulse. Would you really go deep in thought over whether it's called full or empty?
Had a miniscule discussion this morning with ze over pessimism and his quote: The law of pessimism: The law of pessimism: For every 50-50 chance of getting it correct, 90% of the time you'll get it wrong.
And so I was arguing that in reality, that 50% stays as 50% because actually no one will complain if they get something wrong.. You only hear complaints when something goes wrong, and therefore the misassumption of 90%. --> There's nothing to be proud of when you get it right for a 50-50 chance thingy. Lol.
And so I was arguing that in reality, that 50% stays as 50% because actually no one will complain if they get something wrong.. You only hear complaints when something goes wrong, and therefore the misassumption of 90%. --> There's nothing to be proud of when you get it right for a 50-50 chance thingy. Lol.
Happy pessimist: sounds ironic, but that's what he described himself as. Argument: Happy or sad is mutually exclusive (omg stats term) from the thought process. Counter argument: If you're born a pessimist, then wouldn't your subconscious just tell you that "no this will not work" and hence affect your mood? Counter counter argument: A pessimist is always bound to be right, or have a pleasant surprise. Hence since they always expect the worst.. Anything above that makes them happy.
In the end I was confused by whether a pessimist or an optimist will be happier. Haha.
Optimism and pessimism are the opposites from the philosophical point of view, but not from the psychological point of view. And hence the title of the post. Being more pessimistic doesn't mean that you are less optimistic. In fact from pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will, it strongly indicates one spurs to action, having the resilience to believe that action will result in meaningful change even in the face of adversity.
Still trying hard to absorb the earlier statement :D
Too many types of different optimism and pessimism to delve into; moral pessimism, naive optimism, pessimism realism, etc. Too chim a subject.
Me, I think I'm a pessimistic optimist. :]
In the end I was confused by whether a pessimist or an optimist will be happier. Haha.
Optimism and pessimism are the opposites from the philosophical point of view, but not from the psychological point of view. And hence the title of the post. Being more pessimistic doesn't mean that you are less optimistic. In fact from pessimism of the intellect, optimism of the will, it strongly indicates one spurs to action, having the resilience to believe that action will result in meaningful change even in the face of adversity.
Still trying hard to absorb the earlier statement :D
Too many types of different optimism and pessimism to delve into; moral pessimism, naive optimism, pessimism realism, etc. Too chim a subject.
Me, I think I'm a pessimistic optimist. :]
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