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posted by [personal profile] eftychia at 05:25am on 2003-09-15

"The lesson is not that everyone should be negative, but rather, that pessimists and curmudgeons should get in touch with their inner negativity and embrace it." -- Julie K. Norem, psychology professor, quoted in an article about the right to be grumpy, immediately after an observation that "defensive pessimists" perform better on various tasks if they are allowed to engage in anxious worrying beforehand.

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posted by [identity profile] littlebuhnee.livejournal.com at 06:36am on 2003-09-15
See, I've always believed this to be one of the fundamental "positive" aspects of my being a pessimist. I worry about what can go wrong. And then I try to figure out solutions to those things in the event that they happen. And then, if and when they happen, I'm prepared for them. It seems like a pretty good system to me, even if it usually makes me appear more dark and gloomy in the process.
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posted by [identity profile] dglenn.livejournal.com at 11:48am on 2003-09-17
A long time ago I noticed similar benefits from playing AD&D and other RPGs -- folks had gotten used to thinking, "What would I do if...?"

Seems to me there's a difference between, "It's not going to work -- these things are going to go wrong" pessimisim, and "Do we have a plan in case this happens?" pessimisim. But then, I've always been a bit confused by the pessimist/optimist labels anyhow, 'cause apparently I think about these things a little differently from most people.
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I can't hardly start

posted by [identity profile] anniemal.livejournal.com at 03:19pm on 2003-09-15
Oh, sweetie, you_knew_it was I.
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posted by [identity profile] dglenn.livejournal.com at 11:51am on 2003-09-17
*hugs*
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