top | item 46888302 (no title) kiba | 25 days ago Wouldn't say optimism is irrational. There are good things happening in the world in spite of all the bad things in the world.Pessimism that leads to a self fulfilling prophecy is irrational, but you still need a win. A win is fuel. discuss order hn newest quesera|25 days ago Choosing a belief that is more desirable than the most likely case, is by definition irrational, and can be called optimistic.Choosing a belief that is less desirable than the most likely, is equally irrational, clearly pessimistic, and often self-fulfilling.So the ideal belief system is irrational (optimistic) but only to a chosen and realistic extent.Somewhere between Pollyanna and Eeyore, but more P than E. And as irrational psychologies go, moderate-P is by far the more successful of the two.
quesera|25 days ago Choosing a belief that is more desirable than the most likely case, is by definition irrational, and can be called optimistic.Choosing a belief that is less desirable than the most likely, is equally irrational, clearly pessimistic, and often self-fulfilling.So the ideal belief system is irrational (optimistic) but only to a chosen and realistic extent.Somewhere between Pollyanna and Eeyore, but more P than E. And as irrational psychologies go, moderate-P is by far the more successful of the two.
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Choosing a belief that is less desirable than the most likely, is equally irrational, clearly pessimistic, and often self-fulfilling.
So the ideal belief system is irrational (optimistic) but only to a chosen and realistic extent.
Somewhere between Pollyanna and Eeyore, but more P than E. And as irrational psychologies go, moderate-P is by far the more successful of the two.