chapter 41
Look on the bright side: the recovering pessimist’s guide to optimism
I was brought up to believe that the only reason it is not raining is because it is going to rain. I was trained to be a fully qualified pessimist. This is unfortunate. All the research shows that optimists live longer and do better than pessimists. This was a catastrophic discovery: the penalty for being pessimistic is to die early and poor. That made me even more pessimistic and gloomy. And who wants to work with a pessimistic and gloomy colleague, let alone a pessimistic leader? Leaders have to be purveyors of hope, clarity and certainty, especially in situations ...
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