Being a pessimist means limiting yourself from the many joys in life. But optimistic views are not a gift from birth, but hard work on yourself. It is possible and necessary to become an optimist, you just need to be confident in your abilities.
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If you think that an optimist is happy because he is doing well, you are wrong. It's just that optimists are used to seeing the good in everything. Notice small happy events. Every night before going to bed, remember what good happened to you all day. Analyze even insignificant memories. Maybe in the morning a kid, hurrying with his mother to kindergarten, smiled at you, or you successfully entered the store before rush hour. In any day you can find many pleasant moments, you just need to be able to perceive them.
According to statistics, optimists live longer than pessimists.
Everything that is done is for the better
The pessimist is usually very negative about failure. He already sees any undertaking as failed and, having justified his predictions, plunges deeper into the abyss of pessimism. If failures follow you one after another, this does not mean that you are not capable of anything in life. Think who has the easiest and most carefree life? For those who do nothing, for whom existence does not bring anything new, and life runs in a vicious circle of home-work-home. If something does not work out for you, it means that you are trying to change, create something. It never happens that all undertakings are successful. When you fail again, don't get depressed, but try to learn a useful lesson from this. Think about what to do so that this problem does not affect you again.
Famous philosophers who professed pessimism are Schopenhauer, Hartmann and Soloviev.
Chat with people
Communicating with positive people is incredibly optimistic. You can find such people almost everywhere - optimists love an active lifestyle and various hobbies. For example, take a group fitness class. A good coach will charge you not only with energy, but also with positive emotions. Take art or dance classes, especially if you've wanted to practice for a long time. During the courses, you will not only communicate with enthusiastic people, but also fulfill your old dream.
Find a purpose in life
A pessimist does not see a purpose in life, condemning himself to a boring existence that leads to depression. Find a purpose in your life and follow it. Remember how excited you were when you graduated from high school. Ahead was a new life, full of discoveries and great opportunities, an institute and new friends, getting a profession, self-realization. Then you had a goal in life, and the future was very optimistic. Come up with a goal now. Take a second degree, do home design, or start saving money to travel around the world. The goal allows you to look to the future with hope and become a real optimist.
