Are you an optimist or a pesimist?
What are some differences between how the 2 act? I'll start... an optimist sees a setback as temporary, while the pessimist sees it as
permanent. The optimist sees an unfortunate event, such as an order that
falls through or a sales call that fails, as a temporary event, something
that is limited in time and that has no real impact on the future. The
pessimist, on the other hand, sees negative events as permanent, as part of
life and destiny.
permanent. The optimist sees an unfortunate event, such as an order that
falls through or a sales call that fails, as a temporary event, something
that is limited in time and that has no real impact on the future. The
pessimist, on the other hand, sees negative events as permanent, as part of
life and destiny.
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Permalink Reply by David Johnson on
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I'm an optimist that agrees with what Lane said, "There is no glass or water, there is only what you want to see."
While I look on the bright side of everything I also know that if you want an opportunity you have to either create it or go looking for it. Hard work and a dedication to being the best is what i believe in, it helps though, that along the way, I allow NOTHING to get me down because I know that no matter how bad things are or get that I can either feel sorry for myself or see the bright side in the things that are going around me by turning them into a positive. I much prefer to look at the brighter side, I'm much happier that way... funny how that works. -
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Permalink Reply by NANCY SIMMONS on
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Paul, Remember I posted a couple of weeks ago on cousin Wendell's wall.....(had to do it again)
The optimist says the glass is half full.
The pessimist says the glass is half empty.
The project manager says the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
The realist says the glass contains half the required amount of liquid for it to over...flow.
And the cynic... wonders who drank the other half.
The school teacher says it's not about whether the glass is half empty or half full, it's whether there is something in the glass at all.
Anyway... Attitude is not about whether the glass is half full or half empty, it's about who is paying for the next round.
The professional trainer does not care if the glass is half full or half empty, he just knows that starting the discussion will give him ten minutes to figure out why his powerpoint presentation is not working.
The ground-down mother of a persistently demanding five-year-old says sweetheart it's whatever you want it to be, just please let mummy have five minutes peace and quiet.
The consultant says let's examine the question, prepare a strategy for an answer, and all for a daily rate of...
The inquisitive troublemaker wants to know what's in the glass anyhow... and wants the rest of it.
The homebuilder sees the dirty glass, washes and dries it, then puts it away in a custom oak and etched glass cabinet that he built himself using only hand tools.
The worrier frets that the remaining half will evaporate by next morning.
The fanatic thinks the glass is completely full, even though it isn't.
The entrepreneur sees the glass as undervalued by half its potential.
The computer specialist says that next year the glass capacity will double, be half the price, but cost you 50% more for me to give you the answer.
The first engineer says the glass is over-designed for the quantity of water.
The second engineer says (when the half is tainted) he's glad he put the other half in a redundant glass. (Based on a Dilbert cartoon by Scott Adams)
The computer programmer says the glass is full-empty.
The Buddhist says don't worry, remember the glass is already broken.
The logician says that where the glass is in process of being filled then it is half full; where it is in the process of being emptied then it is half empty; and where its status in terms of being filled or emptied is unknown then the glass is one in which a boundary between liquid and gas lies exactly midway between the inside bottom and the upper rim, assuming that the glass has parallel sides and rests on a level surface, and where it does not then the liquid/gas boundary lies exactly midway between the upper and lower equal halves of the available total volume of said glass.
The scientist says a guess based on a visual cue is inaccurate, so mark the glass at the bottom of the meniscus of the content, pour the content into a bigger glass; fill the empty glass with fresh content up to the mark; add the original content back in; if the combined content overflows the lip, the glass was more than half full; if it doesn't reach the top, the glass was more than half empty; if it neither overflows nor fails to reach the top then it was either half-full or half-empty. Now what was the question again?
The Dutchman would suggest to both pay for the glass and share the content. Then tells you he will have the bottom half.
The personal coach knows that the glass goes from full to empty depending on the circumstances, and reminds the drinker that he can always fill the glass when he wishes.
The grammarian says that while the terms half-full and half-empty are colloquially acceptable the glass can technically be neither since both full and empty are absolute states and therefore are incapable of being halved or modified in any way.
The auditor first checks whether the empty half is material and then designs the audit procedures to obtain sufficient evidence to conclude that the glass is indeed empty.
The waiter will hurry to replace the glass with a full one. For him there are no doubts: the glass was empty when he took it away; it is full in the bill that he brings you.
The magician will show you the glass with the full half at the top.
The physician says that the glass is not empty at all - it is half-filled with water and half-filled with air - hence, fully filled on the whole!
The musician says he/she is unimpressed with the promoter of the concert for not providing more alcohol.
The ineffective organization would discuss the question during the board of directors meeting, convene a committee to research the problem, and assign tasks for a root cause analysis, usually without a complete explanation of the problem to those assigned the tasks. The directors would consider the problem to be above the pay grade of those assigned root cause analysis tasks.
And more strangely:
The dog just wonders: can he eat the glass or will you throw it so he can bring it back... The cat wonders why the glass is only half full (or empty)... is it a trick... poison perhaps...
The eternally optimistic eccentric would say, the glass is consistently overflowing (or is that the neurotic?...)
The person who is no longer trapped in The Matrix (whatever one might call him/her) says: "There is no glass..."
More generationally:
The adolescent student says the glass is just another dirty trick played by the teacher to prove that students are dumb.
More scientifically:
The research scientist says that following initial observation and testing a working hypothesis for further research is: "The glass is both half full and half empty," and that these findings warrant further investigation with a more representative sample of glasses and contents, which may or may not be liquid.
The algebraic simultaneous equation theorist says that if the glass is equally half full and half empty, then half full = half empty; therefore ½ x F = ½ x E; therefore (by multiplying both sides of the equation by 2) we show that F = E; i.e. Full equals Empty!
The efficiency analyst says the glass is operating substantially below optimization level, being consistently exactly 50% under-utilized during the period of assessment, corresponding to an over-resourcing in meeting demand equating to precisely 200% of requisite capacity in volume terms, not accounting for seasonal trends and shrinkage, and that if the situation continues there is in theory opportunity for savings or expansion.
The 'perfect' 1950s housewife would not leave the glass sitting there long enough for anyone to consider the question, but would scoop it up, wash it up, dry it to a gleaming shine and put it back in the glass cabinet in a jiffy. No half-full or half-empty in her world... just a full glass or an untidy one.
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Permalink Reply by Paul Hardy on
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Thanks for your thought Tony! Its good to have people of like minds on here!
Tony Mento said:I will admit this one got me thinking so I decided to contribute! The way I see it...
The optimist sees a set back as "reality" and uses it as motivation to move forward... The pessimist sees a set back as "reality" and uses it as justification to withdraw.
The optimist sells a car today and is motivated to sell another one - today. The pessimist sells a car today and "hopes" he sells one tomorrow.
The optimist attributes their success to skill. The pessimist attributes their success to luck. -
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And that's how I look so good for my age! I try not to get stressed about thing I can't change!
David Johnson said:I'm an optimist that agrees with what Lane said, "There is no glass or water, there is only what you want to see."
While I look on the bright side of everything I also know that if you want an opportunity you have to either create it or go looking for it. Hard work and a dedication to being the best is what i believe in, it helps though, that along the way, I allow NOTHING to get me down because I know that no matter how bad things are or get that I can either feel sorry for myself or see the bright side in the things that are going around me by turning them into a positive. I much prefer to look at the brighter side, I'm much happier that way... funny how that works. -
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Still my favorite post of all time! Thanks Nancy
NANCY SIMMONS said:Paul, Remember I posted a couple of weeks ago on cousin Wendell's wall.....(had to do it again)
The optimist says the glass is half full.
The pessimist says the glass is half empty.
says the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
The realist says the glass contains half the required amount of liquid for it to over...flow.
And the cynic... wonders who drank the other half.
The school teacher says it's not about whether the glass is half empty or half full, it's whether there is something in the glass at all.
Anyway... Attitude is not about whether the glass is half full or half empty, it's about who is paying for the next round.
The professional trainer does not care if the glass is half full or half empty, he just knows that starting the discussion will give him ten minutes to figure out why his powerpoint presentation is not working.
The ground-down mother of a persistently demanding five-year-old says sweetheart it's whatever you want it to be, just please let mummy have five minutes peace and quiet.
The consultant says let's examine the question, prepare a strategy for an answer, and all for a daily rate of...
The inquisitive troublemaker wants to know what's in the glass anyhow... and wants the rest of it.
The homebuilder sees the dirty glass, washes and dries it, then puts it away in a custom oak and etched glass cabinet that he built himself using only hand tools.
The worrier frets that the remaining half will evaporate by next morning.
The fanatic thinks the glass is completely full, even though it isn't.
sees the glass as undervalued by half its potential.
The computer specialist says that next year the glass capacity will double, be half the price, but cost you 50% more for me to give you the answer.
The first engineer says the glass is over-designed for the quantity of water.
The second engineer says (when the half is tainted) he's glad he put the other half in a redundant glass. (Based on a Dilbert cartoon by Scott Adams)
The says the glass is full-empty.
The Buddhist says don't worry, remember the glass is already broken.
The logician says that where the glass is in process of being filled then it is half full; where it is in the process of being emptied then it is half empty; and where its status in terms of being filled or emptied is unknown then the glass is one in which a boundary between liquid and gas lies exactly midway between the inside bottom and the upper rim, assuming that the glass has parallel sides and rests on a level surface, and where it does not then the liquid/gas boundary lies exactly midway between the upper and lower equal halves of the available total volume of said glass.
The scientist says a guess based on a visual cue is inaccurate, so mark the glass at the bottom of the meniscus of the content, pour the content into a bigger glass; fill the empty glass with fresh content up to the mark; add the original content back in; if the combined content overflows the lip, the glass was more than half full; if it doesn't reach the top, the glass was more than half empty; if it neither overflows nor fails to reach the top then it was either half-full or half-empty. Now what was the question again?
The Dutchman would suggest to both pay for the glass and share the content. Then tells you he will have the bottom half.
The personal coach knows that the glass goes from full to empty depending on the circumstances, and reminds the drinker that he can always fill the glass when he wishes.
The grammarian says that while the terms half-full and half-empty are colloquially acceptable the glass can technically be neither since both full and empty are absolute states and therefore are incapable of being halved or modified in any way.
The auditor first checks whether the empty half is material and then designs the audit procedures to obtain sufficient evidence to conclude that the glass is indeed empty.
The waiter will hurry to replace the glass with a full one. For him there are no doubts: the glass was empty when he took it away; it is full in the bill that he brings you.
The magician will show you the glass with the full half at the top.
The physician says that the glass is not empty at all - it is half-filled with water and half-filled with air - hence, fully filled on the whole!
The musician says he/she is unimpressed with the promoter of the concert for not providing more alcohol.
The ineffective organization would discuss the question during the board of directors meeting, convene a committee to research the problem, and assign tasks for a root cause analysis, usually without a complete explanation of the problem to those assigned the tasks. The directors would consider the problem to be above the pay grade of those assigned root cause analysis tasks.
And more strangely:
The dog just wonders: can he eat the glass or will you throw it so he can bring it back... The cat wonders why the glass is only half full (or empty)... is it a trick... poison perhaps...
The eternally optimistic eccentric would say, the glass is consistently overflowing (or is that the neurotic?...)
The person who is no longer trapped in The Matrix (whatever one might call him/her) says: "There is no glass..."
More generationally:
The adolescent student says the glass is just another dirty trick played by the teacher to prove that students are dumb.
More scientifically:
The research scientist says that following initial observation and testing a working hypothesis for further research is: "The glass is both half full and half empty," and that these findings warrant further investigation with a more representative sample of glasses and contents, which may or may not be liquid.
The algebraic simultaneous equation theorist says that if the glass is equally half full and half empty, then half full = half empty; therefore ½ x F = ½ x E; therefore (by multiplying both sides of the equation by 2) we show that F = E; i.e. Full equals Empty!
The efficiency analyst says the glass is operating substantially below optimization level, being consistently exactly 50% under-utilized during the period of assessment, corresponding to an over-resourcing in meeting demand equating to precisely 200% of requisite capacity in volume terms, not accounting for seasonal trends and shrinkage, and that if the situation continues there is in theory opportunity for savings or expansion.
The 'perfect' 1950s housewife would not leave the glass sitting there long enough for anyone to consider the question, but would scoop it up, wash it up, dry it to a gleaming shine and put it back in the glass cabinet in a jiffy. No half-full or half-empty in her world... just a full glass or an untidy one.
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Craig you wisdom is always appreciated!
Craig Lockerd said:Well Paul you know I am big on what I see as the FACT that we tend to get what we focus on. Pessimist walks into the house in the world and gets a lousy steak, bad service and a mistake on the bill...NOT to his or her favor!
Optimist drives into the mall and gets the only parking spot left....30 feet from the front door.
It's like that one quote we read in our about the two shoe salemen in the Australian outback selling shoes to the aboriginis. First "salesman [pessimist] calls home office "No business here, these people don't wear shoes" Second SALESPERSON calls home office "GREAT opportunity here,none of these people have shoes yet"
I would be more of an Optimist!....Not Polyanna, because we need to focus on the end game, optimism, faith without works....doesn't work! -
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Lane I think we all start out wired the right way then get re-wired by our parents and society!
Lane Campbell said:I'm with Craig's sentiment. I see it like this: There is no glass or water, there is only what you want to see. Luckily for me, I was wired from the factory for seeing the opportunity in everything. (Ok, maybe too many things!) -
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Our enviroment does tend to change both good and bad who we become.We hear the word NO, in one form or another nearly 500,000 times before we are 8 years old!
Paul Hardy said:Lane I think we all start out wired the right way then get re-wired by our parents and society!
Lane Campbell said:I'm with Craig's sentiment. I see it like this: There is no glass or water, there is only what you want to see. Luckily for me, I was wired from the factory for seeing the opportunity in everything. (Ok, maybe too many things!) -
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Permalink Reply by Craig Lockerd on
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Thank you Sir,,,,,,,,,,
Paul Hardy said:Craig you wisdom is always appreciated!
Craig Lockerd said:Well Paul you know I am big on what I see as the FACT that we tend to get what we focus on. Pessimist walks into the house in the world and gets a lousy steak, bad service and a mistake on the bill...NOT to his or her favor!
Optimist drives into the mall and gets the only parking spot left....30 feet from the front door.
It's like that one quote we read in our about the two shoe salemen in the Australian outback selling shoes to the aboriginis. First "salesman [pessimist] calls home office "No business here, these people don't wear shoes" Second SALESPERSON calls home office "GREAT opportunity here,none of these people have shoes yet"
I would be more of an Optimist!....Not Polyanna, because we need to focus on the end game, optimism, faith without works....doesn't work! -
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Permalink Reply by Craig Lockerd on
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Outstanding Post!
Paul Hardy said:Still my favorite post of all time! Thanks Nancy
NANCY SIMMONS said:Paul, Remember I posted a couple of weeks ago on cousin Wendell's wall.....(had to do it again)
The optimist says the glass is half full.
The pessimist says the glass is half empty.
says the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
The realist says the glass contains half the required amount of liquid for it to over...flow.
And the cynic... wonders who drank the other half.
The school teacher says it's not about whether the glass is half empty or half full, it's whether there is something in the glass at all.
Anyway... Attitude is not about whether the glass is half full or half empty, it's about who is paying for the next round.
The professional trainer does not care if the glass is half full or half empty, he just knows that starting the discussion will give him ten minutes to figure out why his powerpoint presentation is not working.
The ground-down mother of a persistently demanding five-year-old says sweetheart it's whatever you want it to be, just please let mummy have five minutes peace and quiet.
The consultant says let's examine the question, prepare a strategy for an answer, and all for a daily rate of...
The inquisitive troublemaker wants to know what's in the glass anyhow... and wants the rest of it.
The homebuilder sees the dirty glass, washes and dries it, then puts it away in a custom oak and etched glass cabinet that he built himself using only hand tools.
The worrier frets that the remaining half will evaporate by next morning.
The fanatic thinks the glass is completely full, even though it isn't.
sees the glass as undervalued by half its potential.
The computer specialist says that next year the glass capacity will double, be half the price, but cost you 50% more for me to give you the answer.
The first engineer says the glass is over-designed for the quantity of water.
The second engineer says (when the half is tainted) he's glad he put the other half in a redundant glass. (Based on a Dilbert cartoon by Scott Adams)
The says the glass is full-empty.
The Buddhist says don't worry, remember the glass is already broken.
The logician says that where the glass is in process of being filled then it is half full; where it is in the process of being emptied then it is half empty; and where its status in terms of being filled or emptied is unknown then the glass is one in which a boundary between liquid and gas lies exactly midway between the inside bottom and the upper rim, assuming that the glass has parallel sides and rests on a level surface, and where it does not then the liquid/gas boundary lies exactly midway between the upper and lower equal halves of the available total volume of said glass.
The scientist says a guess based on a visual cue is inaccurate, so mark the glass at the bottom of the meniscus of the content, pour the content into a bigger glass; fill the empty glass with fresh content up to the mark; add the original content back in; if the combined content overflows the lip, the glass was more than half full; if it doesn't reach the top, the glass was more than half empty; if it neither overflows nor fails to reach the top then it was either half-full or half-empty. Now what was the question again?
The Dutchman would suggest to both pay for the glass and share the content. Then tells you he will have the bottom half.
The personal coach knows that the glass goes from full to empty depending on the circumstances, and reminds the drinker that he can always fill the glass when he wishes.
The grammarian says that while the terms half-full and half-empty are colloquially acceptable the glass can technically be neither since both full and empty are absolute states and therefore are incapable of being halved or modified in any way.
The auditor first checks whether the empty half is material and then designs the audit procedures to obtain sufficient evidence to conclude that the glass is indeed empty.
The waiter will hurry to replace the glass with a full one. For him there are no doubts: the glass was empty when he took it away; it is full in the bill that he brings you.
The magician will show you the glass with the full half at the top.
The physician says that the glass is not empty at all - it is half-filled with water and half-filled with air - hence, fully filled on the whole!
The musician says he/she is unimpressed with the promoter of the concert for not providing more alcohol.
The ineffective organization would discuss the question during the board of directors meeting, convene a committee to research the problem, and assign tasks for a root cause analysis, usually without a complete explanation of the problem to those assigned the tasks. The directors would consider the problem to be above the pay grade of those assigned root cause analysis tasks.
And more strangely:
The dog just wonders: can he eat the glass or will you throw it so he can bring it back... The cat wonders why the glass is only half full (or empty)... is it a trick... poison perhaps...
The eternally optimistic eccentric would say, the glass is consistently overflowing (or is that the neurotic?...)
The person who is no longer trapped in The Matrix (whatever one might call him/her) says: "There is no glass..."
More generationally:
The adolescent student says the glass is just another dirty trick played by the teacher to prove that students are dumb.
More scientifically:
The research scientist says that following initial observation and testing a working hypothesis for further research is: "The glass is both half full and half empty," and that these findings warrant further investigation with a more representative sample of glasses and contents, which may or may not be liquid.
The algebraic simultaneous equation theorist says that if the glass is equally half full and half empty, then half full = half empty; therefore ½ x F = ½ x E; therefore (by multiplying both sides of the equation by 2) we show that F = E; i.e. Full equals Empty!
The efficiency analyst says the glass is operating substantially below optimization level, being consistently exactly 50% under-utilized during the period of assessment, corresponding to an over-resourcing in meeting demand equating to precisely 200% of requisite capacity in volume terms, not accounting for seasonal trends and shrinkage, and that if the situation continues there is in theory opportunity for savings or expansion.
The 'perfect' 1950s housewife would not leave the glass sitting there long enough for anyone to consider the question, but would scoop it up, wash it up, dry it to a gleaming shine and put it back in the glass cabinet in a jiffy. No half-full or half-empty in her world... just a full glass or an untidy one.
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Permalink Reply by Craig Lockerd on
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You're 29, right?
Paul Hardy said:And that's how I look so good for my age! I try not to get stressed about thing I can't change!
David Johnson said:I'm an optimist that agrees with what Lane said, "There is no glass or water, there is only what you want to see."
While I look on the bright side of everything I also know that if you want an opportunity you have to either create it or go looking for it. Hard work and a dedication to being the best is what i believe in, it helps though, that along the way, I allow NOTHING to get me down because I know that no matter how bad things are or get that I can either feel sorry for myself or see the bright side in the things that are going around me by turning them into a positive. I much prefer to look at the brighter side, I'm much happier that way... funny how that works. -
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Permalink Reply by Craig Lockerd on
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Amazing how "Lucky" an Optimist is......
Paul Hardy said:Thanks for your thought Tony! Its good to have people of like minds on here!
Tony Mento said:I will admit this one got me thinking so I decided to contribute! The way I see it...
The optimist sees a set back as "reality" and uses it as motivation to move forward... The pessimist sees a set back as "reality" and uses it as justification to withdraw.
The optimist sells a car today and is motivated to sell another one - today. The pessimist sells a car today and "hopes" he sells one tomorrow.
The optimist attributes their success to skill. The pessimist attributes their success to luck. -
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