Posts Tagged ‘Matthew 23’

If a pessimist should learn optimism, then would the converse also hold true? Should the optimist learn pessimism?

Our culture holds the trait of optimism in high regard. We like optimists almost as much as we like extraverts. I suspect most of readers will immediately answer that question with a resounding “no.” If an optimist has no need for learning pessimism, then I contend that my goal — learning optimism — also lacks value. In other words, either both sides of the spectrum should learn to adopt some of the opposite thinking, or neither should.

Here’s why I believe my effort to learn a more positive mental bias is worthwhile:  Read More