{"id":15533,"date":"2023-03-13T08:29:02","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T07:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eneasmagazine.com\/en\/?p=15533"},"modified":"2023-03-09T12:29:03","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T11:29:03","slug":"optimism-is-a-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eneasmagazine.com\/en\/trends\/health-en\/optimism-is-a-choice\/","title":{"rendered":"Optimism is a choice?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"15533\" class=\"elementor elementor-15533\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-97cda80 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"97cda80\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-87e2f58\" data-id=\"87e2f58\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e29155e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e29155e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Being an optimist or a pessimist is nothing more than perceiving reality, evaluating it and predicting\u00a0the results differently. Are optimists and pessimists born or made? We could say that there is a small genetic component, but that in the end, it is the experiences and behaviors we have seen in our environment that have the fundamental weight.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0749167 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0749167\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f54d7f\" data-id=\"1f54d7f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3087b34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3087b34\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><b>The optimist<\/b> has a different way of facing life, of what happens to him, he tends to enjoy more what he has, he understands that what happens to us are experiences from which we can learn and he does not see the future as threatening. <b>They do not tend to anticipate, and if they do, they think more in opportunities than in catastrophes<\/b>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><b>Optimism leads to positive emotionality, less stress<\/b> and, therefore, <b>greater health <\/b>and <b>life satisfaction<\/b>, while <b>pessimism leads to sadness, demotivation<\/b> and, if it is very recurrent, even depression.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">The two sides of the coin can be seen expressed in the following <b>proverbs <\/b>which clearly describe the two patterns of thinking: that of the <b>optimist<\/b>, <b>&#8220;Every cloud has a silver lining&#8221;<\/b>. On the other hand, the <b>pessimist&#8217;s <\/b>would be, <b>&#8220;Think wrong and you will be right&#8221;<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d746555 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d746555\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-905ad46\" data-id=\"905ad46\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4faaba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4faaba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">But can a pessimist change, or is he or she doomed to sustain this situation all his or her life?\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><b>&#8220;Pessimism and sadness are often only laziness&#8221; (Seneca).\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">There is nothing that needs less effort than being sad and pessimistic.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e8940e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e8940e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-667758a\" data-id=\"667758a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7493e36 gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"7493e36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-15533 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7493e36\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"4\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTUzNjQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9lbmVhc21hZ2F6aW5lLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDNcLzQtMi1lMTY3ODExOTEzNjY2NC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI3NDkzZTM2In0%3D\" href='https:\/\/eneasmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/4-2-e1678119136664.jpg'><img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"768\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/eneasmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/4-2-e1678119136664-1024x675.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eneasmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/4-2-e1678119136664-1024x675.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/eneasmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/4-2-e1678119136664-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eneasmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/4-2-e1678119136664-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/eneasmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/4-2-e1678119136664.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"7493e36\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"1\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTUzNjIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9lbmVhc21hZ2F6aW5lLmNvbVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDNcLzEtMy1lMTY3ODExOTE2NzU0OC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiI3NDkzZTM2In0%3D\" href='https:\/\/eneasmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1-3-e1678119167548.jpg'><img width=\"768\" height=\"505\" src=\"https:\/\/eneasmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1-3-e1678119167548.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eneasmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1-3-e1678119167548.jpg 800w, https:\/\/eneasmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1-3-e1678119167548-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eneasmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/1-3-e1678119167548-768x505.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56148a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56148a9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-587a45a\" data-id=\"587a45a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e87a7ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e87a7ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">A pessimist, not only can change, but, as is evident, it will be worth investing in it. Although this ends up being a personal choice, like almost everything else.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">As we already know, <b>each neurotransmitter causes certain behaviors and states. Serotonin and dopamine provoke states of relaxation and well-being, while hormones such as cortisol, in excess, tend to provoke anxiety and irritation<\/b>. It is obvious that a pessimist will generate hormones that provoke negative feelings and states. Not to anticipate, <b>not to dwell on the problem but to look for solutions and not to ruminate on negative thoughts can reverse this situation<\/b>. There are real specialists in making their lives bitter and the worst thing is that many of them do not want to get out of this circle, probably because it brings them unconscious secondary gains that, as long as they are not resolved in a conscious way, will keep them in their &#8220;stand by&#8221;. &#8220;Nobody changes if they don&#8217;t need to&#8221;. The problem, in this case, is usually the collateral damage to their environment.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><b>The state of mind directly influences the state of health<\/b> and that is more than scientifically proven. That is why the optimistic and positive person gets sick less and recovers sooner.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5bfb50e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5bfb50e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5b83cc0\" data-id=\"5b83cc0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3f8ce2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3f8ce2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">If we transfer all this to the world of work, we can say that negativism at work is an epidemic and conditions the work environment.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><b>&#8220;Choose a job you like and you will never have to work a day in your life&#8221; (Confucius).<\/b><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d81e5d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d81e5d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5d5478b\" data-id=\"5d5478b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7b0367 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b7b0367\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">The &#8220;yes&#8221; at work is what requires more effort, the &#8220;yes&#8221; at work is what requires more effort, the &#8220;no&#8221; and refusal implies less commitment and responsibility, but this usually generates pessimistic, negative and uncreative environments, as well as rarefied work environments. <b>The change of attitude at work<\/b>, seeing it in a positive light, whether we like it or not, but making us aware that it is a means to live, <b>trying to improve it with creativity, the will to improve relationships and a collaborative attitude, will help us to generate optimism and positive emotions<\/b> in this regard. Sometimes it is not possible to have the job we would like, but perhaps it is in our hands to improve the environment and if not, there is always the decision to break away and look for another job where we can feel better.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">In a future post I will talk about what we can do to cultivate optimism, although I anticipate that a good <b>Positive Attitude Course or Positive Thinking Course<\/b> can be crucial to start developing our skills in this regard.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f2ac0dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f2ac0dd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b3aee40\" data-id=\"b3aee40\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7017f39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7017f39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: right; color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zenworking.es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px; text-decoration-line: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 15px;\">www.zenworking.es<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Being an optimist or a pessimist is nothing more than perceiving reality, evaluating it and predicting\u00a0the results differently. Are optimists and pessimists born or made? 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