Andrei Panait MANA369 9758402 Book Review: The Rational Optimist Pessimism might still be good in small doses There seems to be a widespread view of a bleak future for the human kind today as we are bombarded with information that makes us feel as if we are unquestionably turning our planet into an inhabitable rock for future generations. Matt Ridley‚ although not the only optimist
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life‚ not his hardships. Gehrig wanted people to know that he has had a good life and they should not feel sorry for him. He does not feel sorry for himself. He said‚ “I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth.” This shows his optimism and gratitude for all the wonderful things in his life. He makes himself sound human; not some stuck up‚ filthy rich baseball player‚ who thinks that he is better than the fans. He is a speaker that is admirable‚ and incredibly humble. The speech
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FAIL. Life has resilient nature‚ it never let hope to cut off even in the lurch. It arrives at specific conditioning through entertaining demands at variable intervals and in variable amounts and some times at discretion. This comes up with optimism. Optimism let one to crow over even in inauspicious conditions. In fact life do miracles in lurch conditions and turns the corner. It triumphs‚ when there is no hope of its victory. Traditional stories‚ which are being recounted by a man to a child
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Valeria Bratu Mrs. Lucido Period 2‚ Psychology 3 December 2015 Book Review “Attitude is everything”‚ Jeff Keller The reason I chose to read “Attitude is everything” is that I believe that attitude plays an important role in one’s life : either it makes it better‚ or it can ruin it. I am interested in finding new ways of viewing life‚ solving problems and see different perspectives‚ and I realized that attitude has
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40 grams of dark chocolate every day for two weeks can reduce the stress. In other words‚ the levels of stress hormones will be reduced which can make you feel happy. The third cause of happiness is being optimistic. Optimism is one of the reasons that lead to happiness. Optimism is a hopefulness and confidence that things will work out. Also‚ it can help us to move from the past and not fear the future. If you are a pessimist‚ you are going to think that things will not work out. As a result‚ the
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The outlook of each person is different‚ and our attitude and solution of the same event are also different. When something bad happens‚ some tend to see the event as a single event which does not affect their lives. On the other hand‚ the others feel that an event is just one of string of bad events affecting their lives. When you are looking at a glass that is filled exactly halfway with liquid‚ is the glass half full or half empty to you? People who see an event which is much worse than it is
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In an unremarkable business park of Ann Arbor‚ Michigan‚ stands a poignant memorial of some of man’s shattered dreams. It does not look like much from the outside though. Even‚ if one were to enter- which members of the public rarely do- it takes a few moments for your eyes to adjust to what you are seeing. It appears to be a vast and haphazardly organized supermarket; along every aisles‚ grey metal shelves are crammed with thousands of packages of food and household products. There is something
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Positive attitude helps to cope more easily with the daily affairs of life. It brings optimism into your life‚ and makes it easier to avoid worry and negative thinking. If you adopt it as a way of life‚ it will bring constructive changes into your life‚ and makes them happier‚ brighter and more successful. With a positive attitude you see the bright side of life‚ become optimistic and expect the best to happen. It is certainly a state of mind that is well worth developing and strengthening. Positive
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Tara Sarmento 4/12/12 Dr. Caton 347 Cross Cultural Contemporary Literature Optimism in ‘The Cattle Shed’ Imagine this: you are confined in a small room as a prisoner‚ forced to be a laborer because of the political preference Communism‚ and the love of your life is locked up in his own ‘cattle shed’. How is a person supposed to stay optimistic in these horrible living conditions? In Ding Ling’s “Sketches from the ‘Cattle Shed’”‚ the narrator who is placed in solitary confinement due to
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justice is being served which creates a safer community for our people. This gives us hope and confidence to move on with our daily lives. There are always good things to look forward to in our future. We can never let hard times se us back. Without optimism‚ we will never give ourselves a chance to see the possibilities that we can overcome and achieve. Without anything to look forward to‚ it is easier to give up than to keep trying. With no hope‚ we set
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