Sunday, August 15, 2010

Lost Art of Thinking #12: Don't commit to optimism or pessimism

Rule #12: Do not make an exclusive commitment to either optimism or pessimism

To adopt a consistently optimistic or pessimistic policy is unreasonable. The wisest course is to do what, fortunately, most of us do by nature, which is to consistently assess our prospects and, on the basis of available evidence, however haphazardly perceived, make a loose calculation of the chances of our predicament getting better or worse within a imited amount of time.

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