Comments on: The Merits of Pessimism http://biodesignalumni.com/2010/03/09/the-merits-of-pessimism/ Leaders in medical technology innovation Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:16:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: The Real World: Biodesign « Biodesign Alumni http://biodesignalumni.com/2010/03/09/the-merits-of-pessimism/#comment-32 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 04:58:01 +0000 http://biodesignalumni.com/?p=249#comment-32 [...] right, listen as if you are wrong.” Brian Fahey framed this kind of constructive conflict in an earlier blog post as a balance between optimism and pessimism, which he suggests is key to finding the best [...]

]]> By: Brian Fahey http://biodesignalumni.com/2010/03/09/the-merits-of-pessimism/#comment-11 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:59:45 +0000 http://biodesignalumni.com/?p=249#comment-11 That’s an interesting article. I think maybe the biggest difference is constructive pessimism vs. white-flag pessimism. It’s one thing to anticipate the worst and envision the problems that you will run into, but it’s another altogether to see these problems and give up with a “that’s impossible” attitude. Hence your comment about persistence.

]]> By: Evan http://biodesignalumni.com/2010/03/09/the-merits-of-pessimism/#comment-10 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:25:13 +0000 http://biodesignalumni.com/?p=249#comment-10 Great article Brian, it got me to thinking, can you wear a pessimist hat one day and a optimist hat the next? Can one person be both or is it inherently impossible?

This article further breaks things down and is interesting:
http://www.leadership-and-motivation-training.com/optimism-vs-pessimism.html

One of the points that it makes that I think is interesting and rings true to me is, whether you are a pessimist or a optimist, persistence pays off.

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