Comments on: Pessimism over Optimism

By: Jennifer Juniper

Jennifer Juniper — Mon, 21 May 2007 20:05:34 +0000

my friend gave me a copy of the dvd before it made it’s way on to oprah. it is pretty cheesy in a history channel documentary sort of way, if you ever want to watch it to see what it actually is, let me know!

jennifer

By: Skick

Skick — Mon, 21 May 2007 14:40:29 +0000

Or you could just be sick and tired of having water all the time.

By: Vanilla Spice

Vanilla Spice — Sun, 20 May 2007 17:05:10 +0000

Or the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

By: cephyn

cephyn — Fri, 18 May 2007 05:12:42 +0000

The Secret is above and beyond positive thinking, it really is. It’s self-help mumbo-jumbo, mysticism for the desperate. I’m serious.

And what people misunderstand about my “pessimism” - it’s not that others see the glass as half full, and I see it as half empty. Others see the glass half full, but I just want to point out that it might be a hot day and half a glass may not be enough water!

By: Rich

Rich — Thu, 17 May 2007 23:37:26 +0000

I haven’t read The Secret and I don’t know anything about it past what you said above so this might not have anything to do with it.

Positive thinking doesn’t necessarily have to involve self delusion. I think having a positive outlook on one’s circumstances and things outside of one’s control can lead to a happier life. Its the “glass is half full” versus the “glass is half empty” attitude. A person shouldn’t ignore negative consequences of their actions but they shouldn’t dwell on the negative aspects of their current situation either. If all you think about is negativity then you’re not going to be a happy person, and I think happiness is the true measure of a person’s quality of life; not money, fame, power or prestige. What good are those if you don’t enjoy them.