A Realist’s Guide to Optimism

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I think people assume that optimism is about being positive, always seeing the silver linings and looking at the world through rose-colored glasses and whatever the cliches. And for so long, I remember saying, I'm not an optimist. I'm a realist.

Deepika Chopra, a clinical psychologist, has a problem with the way optimism is often defined. Real optimism, she says, shouldn't be about always expecting the best, because sometimes the bad thing will happen. Instead, she wants us to expect the best from