The Wisdom of Pessimism

Pessimism: Definition, Examples, & Characteristics

Psychology Explains the Two Types of Pessimism (And How to Avoid It)

Optimism vs Pessimism - How an Optimist Tends to Outperform a Pessimist

We live in a dualistic world. Every quality we can observe has its corresponding opposite, i.e., left and right, men and women, darkness and light, etc. Therefore, according to this natural division, people are defined as optimists and pessimists. One single person also can be both optimistic and pessimistic in different proportions. Why do we need something to have its opposite? Wouldn’t it be better if everyone was just optimistic? Even though the research says that optimists succeed faster an