Comments on: Optimists and Pessimists – The big difference is.. http://www.lifebeyondcode.com/2008/09/15/optimists-and-pessimists-the-big-difference-is/ Personal and professional development for technology professionals. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:04:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Glennie Scott Allen http://www.lifebeyondcode.com/2008/09/15/optimists-and-pessimists-the-big-difference-is/comment-page-1/#comment-8065 Glennie Scott Allen Thu, 18 Sep 2008 18:51:38 +0000 http://blog.lifebeyondcode.com/?p=1532#comment-8065 My favorite optimist/pessimist story, to which I constantly refer when describing my son: Two little boys are put alone in separate rooms, each with a huge pile of manure in the center. An hour later the research team returns to view the reactions. Boy 1 is sitting in the corner crying, "Let me out of here!" Boy 2 (my son Scott) is standing in the middle, gleefully tossing the manure every which way. When asked why, his response was, "Any where there's this much s**t, there's got to be a pony!" My favorite optimist/pessimist story, to which I constantly refer when describing my son: Two little boys are put alone in separate rooms, each with a huge pile of manure in the center. An hour later the research team returns to view the reactions. Boy 1 is sitting in the corner crying, “Let me out of here!” Boy 2 (my son Scott) is standing in the middle, gleefully tossing the manure every which way. When asked why, his response was, “Any where there’s this much s**t, there’s got to be a pony!”

]]> By: Rajesh Setty http://www.lifebeyondcode.com/2008/09/15/optimists-and-pessimists-the-big-difference-is/comment-page-1/#comment-8024 Rajesh Setty Wed, 17 Sep 2008 04:29:59 +0000 http://blog.lifebeyondcode.com/?p=1532#comment-8024 Thanks Kare for the comment. One of my friend used to say that it's all about "exceptions". For an optimist, a problem is an exception and for a pessimist, an opportunity is an exception So many ways to look at this :) Best, Raj Thanks Kare for the comment.

One of my friend used to say that it’s all about “exceptions”. For an optimist, a problem is an exception and for a pessimist, an opportunity is an exception

So many ways to look at this :)

Best,
Raj

]]> By: kare anderson http://www.lifebeyondcode.com/2008/09/15/optimists-and-pessimists-the-big-difference-is/comment-page-1/#comment-8023 kare anderson Wed, 17 Sep 2008 04:18:02 +0000 http://blog.lifebeyondcode.com/?p=1532#comment-8023 Rajesh Per Marty Seligman in Learned Optimism, those who are more pessimistic are more inclined to see a problem as permanent pervasive personal Rajesh
Per Marty Seligman in Learned Optimism, those who are more pessimistic are more inclined to see a problem as
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]]> By: Rajesh Setty http://www.lifebeyondcode.com/2008/09/15/optimists-and-pessimists-the-big-difference-is/comment-page-1/#comment-8016 Rajesh Setty Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:51:49 +0000 http://blog.lifebeyondcode.com/?p=1532#comment-8016 Scott, thank you so much for sharing this story. One situation. Two perspectives :) best, Rajesh Scott, thank you so much for sharing this story. One situation. Two perspectives :)

best,
Rajesh

]]> By: Scott Allen http://www.lifebeyondcode.com/2008/09/15/optimists-and-pessimists-the-big-difference-is/comment-page-1/#comment-8015 Scott Allen Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:06:35 +0000 http://blog.lifebeyondcode.com/?p=1532#comment-8015 Yup -- that's me on the bottom there. When I was little, one Saturday morning I woke my mom up early. "Mom, wake up! It's a beautiful day!" She looked outside. "But Scott, it's pouring rain!" "Yeah, but it's a beautiful RAINY day!" Yup — that’s me on the bottom there.

When I was little, one Saturday morning I woke my mom up early. “Mom, wake up! It’s a beautiful day!”

She looked outside. “But Scott, it’s pouring rain!”

“Yeah, but it’s a beautiful RAINY day!”

]]> By: Rajesh Setty http://www.lifebeyondcode.com/2008/09/15/optimists-and-pessimists-the-big-difference-is/comment-page-1/#comment-8006 Rajesh Setty Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:02:39 +0000 http://blog.lifebeyondcode.com/?p=1532#comment-8006 Thank you for the comment there Vikor. You made me think there. I will think about it some more. Very interesting. Best, Raj Thank you for the comment there Vikor. You made me think there. I will think about it some more. Very interesting.

Best,
Raj

]]> By: Viktor Prochazka http://www.lifebeyondcode.com/2008/09/15/optimists-and-pessimists-the-big-difference-is/comment-page-1/#comment-8005 Viktor Prochazka Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:58:02 +0000 http://blog.lifebeyondcode.com/?p=1532#comment-8005 Hi Raj, that is undoubtadly true. But I think we need to add that it's a dynamic circle - an optimist can see the opportunity because a pesimist names the problem (therefor helps solve them) and vice-versa. Hi Raj,

that is undoubtadly true. But I think we need to add that it’s a dynamic circle – an optimist can see the opportunity because a pesimist names the problem (therefor helps solve them) and vice-versa.

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