Recent questions tagged optimism

Description : Has the American dream evaporated?

Last Answer : Facebook.

Description : Are you an optimist or a pessimist?

Last Answer : I’m an optimistic pessimist otherwise known as a worrywort.

Description : Are there any negatives to positive thinking?

Last Answer : If one has to force positive thinking than that is a negative. If something does not arise naturally it is contrived and forced and therefore negative. I think the whole positive thinking ... a silver lining there is nothing wrong with allowing less than perfectly positive thoughts to happen.

Description : Were you ever Negative Nancy but eventually changed your mindset and are now optimistic?

Last Answer : Actually I used to be what one would consider to be a true optimist, but my life experiences have led to me to support the logic behind this quote A pessimist is an optimist with experience - ... pessimist in the true sense, but I'm just more careful now being a bit older and more experienced.

Description : What made you happy recently?

Last Answer : answer:Snaps to you, @Haleth! Last night, we came home from picking my hubby up at work. As we’re going into the house, my little boy says “A blue car!” – pointing at the blue car passing our house. It’s the first time he’s ever called anything by a color. It was pretty killer.

Description : The basis of optimism is sheer terror?

Last Answer : I’d say the oposite of optimism is despair.