I consider myself a positive person...I guess I try to project positivity towards others. I've tended to always be like that. But that doesn't necessarily mean I am always optimistic. Sometimes a bit of pessimism leaks into my psyche...and sometimes more than I'd like. But then a thought crossed my mind. Can you be both optimistic and pessimistic?
Of course, me being the curious person that I am, I decided to briefly look it up. Personal optimism helps with self-esteem and psychological well-being, and physical and mental health. However, some scholars have suggested that even though optimism and pessimism seem like opposites, they do not function that way psychologically. Having more of one doesn't necessarily mean you have less of the other. In life we need both in equal supply. Life is all about balance. Yessir!
To sum up my findings, I found this quote. :)
"Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the pessimist the parachute." ~Gil Stern
Of course, me being the curious person that I am, I decided to briefly look it up. Personal optimism helps with self-esteem and psychological well-being, and physical and mental health. However, some scholars have suggested that even though optimism and pessimism seem like opposites, they do not function that way psychologically. Having more of one doesn't necessarily mean you have less of the other. In life we need both in equal supply. Life is all about balance. Yessir!
To sum up my findings, I found this quote. :)
"Both optimists and pessimists contribute to our society. The optimist invents the airplane and the pessimist the parachute." ~Gil Stern
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