One of the worst pieces of advice I 've ever been given is to look at the glass as half full. Which, I mean, I understand the idea, but shouldn 't we be a little more specific about the contents of the cup? What if the glass has arsenic in it? Regardless of whether it 's half full or half empty, if you take a sip you 're going to die -- and who is drinking from this class anyway? I guess the assumption is you drink from your own cup, but the scenario completely changes when someone else gets involved. If I drink a glass half full of arsenic -- that 's bad. If Donald Trump drinks a glass half full of arsenic, eh, maybe not so bad -- and if you fell on this cup it would probably shatter. A shard of glass could easily puncture your jugular and
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After all, one of the strongest supposed benefits of positive thinking is “well it 's good for your personal health.” Daytime talkshow hosts and self-help gurus alike preach how, a simple smile can remedy everything; from the common cold to terminal illness. There are reliable studies to back it out? Right? Yeah, and Dr. Dre is a reliable physician. In her 2009 book, Bright Side, of actual Dr. Barbara Ehrenreich attacks and disassembles directly most major studies that link optimism with health benefits. Pointing out faulty evidence, insufficient sample sizes, and correlation without causation. In fact, optimism may have an adverse effect on personal health. The pitfalls of this illness related optimism are best seen in hte breast cancer community – a culture that encourages optimism in the face of tribulation those supportive and well-intentioned. This hyper optimism often only serves to worsen patients suffering. According to a study by the American psychological Association, within a group of 364 women suffering either stages 1, 2, or 3 breast cancer. Those who view their cancer as a positive force in their lives were found to suffer from poor mental health, later in treatment. This, according to the study was due to a repression of negative masked by a façade of optimism. Those who were realistic about their cancer were found by …show more content…
Be pessimists? Debbie downers? CNN news anchors? Of corse not. In fact, negative thinking can be just as delusional as the positive kind. In his book, Hope without optimism, Dr. Terry Eagleton states that the problem with both, optimism and pessimism is that neither our action. They 're simply passive traits, we assume that being optimistic is a choice that will rid us of all of our problems. When in reality, such a mindset only engenders passivity in the face of injustice ignorance to the ebb and flow of the economy and neglect a personal health. Don 't look at the glass is half full glass is half, well don 't look at the glass as half empty either. Instead, take a look inside of the glass. Analyze your options and then take action. Look, your perspective will not change the contents of the cup. Well, unless you 're Jesus and you have the whole water into wine thing going on. But I 'm Jewish so that 's cheating. It 's time we swapped out wishful thinking for critical
After all, one of the strongest supposed benefits of positive thinking is “well it 's good for your personal health.” Daytime talkshow hosts and self-help gurus alike preach how, a simple smile can remedy everything; from the common cold to terminal illness. There are reliable studies to back it out? Right? Yeah, and Dr. Dre is a reliable physician. In her 2009 book, Bright Side, of actual Dr. Barbara Ehrenreich attacks and disassembles directly most major studies that link optimism with health benefits. Pointing out faulty evidence, insufficient sample sizes, and correlation without causation. In fact, optimism may have an adverse effect on personal health. The pitfalls of this illness related optimism are best seen in hte breast cancer community – a culture that encourages optimism in the face of tribulation those supportive and well-intentioned. This hyper optimism often only serves to worsen patients suffering. According to a study by the American psychological Association, within a group of 364 women suffering either stages 1, 2, or 3 breast cancer. Those who view their cancer as a positive force in their lives were found to suffer from poor mental health, later in treatment. This, according to the study was due to a repression of negative masked by a façade of optimism. Those who were realistic about their cancer were found by …show more content…
Be pessimists? Debbie downers? CNN news anchors? Of corse not. In fact, negative thinking can be just as delusional as the positive kind. In his book, Hope without optimism, Dr. Terry Eagleton states that the problem with both, optimism and pessimism is that neither our action. They 're simply passive traits, we assume that being optimistic is a choice that will rid us of all of our problems. When in reality, such a mindset only engenders passivity in the face of injustice ignorance to the ebb and flow of the economy and neglect a personal health. Don 't look at the glass is half full glass is half, well don 't look at the glass as half empty either. Instead, take a look inside of the glass. Analyze your options and then take action. Look, your perspective will not change the contents of the cup. Well, unless you 're Jesus and you have the whole water into wine thing going on. But I 'm Jewish so that 's cheating. It 's time we swapped out wishful thinking for critical