Episode 181 - Optimism vs Pessimism

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It’s easier to be pessimistic than it is to be optimistic. But it’s worth working to visualise positive outcomes to any situation if you don’t want to miss the best opportunities. We look at this through the lens of evolutionary psychology, privilege, toxic positivity and the plain old misery guts. Streamed Live on https://twitch.tv/michaelforrest, Friday 17th September 2021---- Stuff we made ----Shoot - Clean Camera Feed http://clean.camera?ct=podSquares TV https://squares.tv?ct=podIvanka’s Blog https://ivanka.blog---- This Week's Links ----[1] Michael’s new idea - http://rithnnn.app[2] Essentialism by Greg McKeown - https://amzn.to/3Aj018k [3] Conservatives big on fear, brain study finds - https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-human-beast/201104/conservatives-big-fear-brain-study-finds[4] Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101452/ [5] Human Progress - https://www.humanprogress.org/ [6] Gapminder - https://www.gapminder.org/[7] Dunning-Kruger Effect - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect[8] Amway - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amway ---- Credits ----Talking is by Ivanka Majic and Michael ForrestMusic and editing by http://michaelforrestmusic.comMusic available on Apple Music | Spotify | Amazon | Google Play | Bandcamp---- Support Us ----On Patreon and Join Our Slack: https://patreon.com/grandpodcastBuy our mug: https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/672419524/grand-podcast-mugPaypal Donation: https://paypal.me/grandpodcastRestaurants Brighton Jobs: https://restaurantsbrighton.co.uk/jobs Get Michael’s Apps: https://goodtohear.co.uk SQUARES TV: https://squares.tv?ct=gp---- Follow us on Twitter ----https://twitter.com/ivankahttps://twitter.com/michaelforresthttps://twitter.com/PodcastGrand See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.