Why do you define optimism as a sophisticated emotion rather than just a mood?
Replied byAdrian Gore
Founder & Group CEO at Discovery Group
Niche: Health & Wellness
Revenue: Approx. 400 Million/month
Location: Sandton, Gauteng, South Africa
Started: 1992
True optimism is sophisticated because it is not our default setting. It requires the discipline to actively search for positive opportunities when others focus solely on the negatives. Being realistic means putting both the fifty negative stimuli and the fifty positive stimuli on the table, rather than ignoring the positives.
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