"Don't listen to appeals from friends or family to look on the bright side. Research shows that if you pressure defensive pessimists into being optimistic, or try to manipulate their mood, their performance deteriorates, says Andrew J. Elliot, PhD, professor of psychology at the University of Rochester.""The power of negative thinking", oprah.com 0903
Äntligen. Människor som inte ser framtiden som ljus och enkel lever längre. Det har de amerikanska psykologernas organisation slagit fast.
"Our findings revealed that being overly optimistic in predicting a better future was associated with a greater risk of disability and death within the following decade," said lead author Frieder R. Lang, PhD, of the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany. "Pessimism about the future may encourage people to live more carefully, taking health and safety precautions." The study was published online in the journal "Psychology and Aging"."Pessimism About the Future May Lead to Longer, Healthier Life", apa.org, 130227
Att se framtiden som mörk, det är realistiskt, säger undersökningen. Ju yngre du är, desto ljusare ser du på din framtid. Medelålders människor är ofta väldigt realistiska. Äldre blir mer och mer pessimistiska ju längre tiden går. Inte så konstigt, kanske. Vi vet ju alla hur det slutar.
Och inte går det bättre för de rika - snarare tvärtom. Kanske leder för mycket pengar till orealistiska förväntningar på framtiden?
"Unexpectedly, we also found that stable and good health and income were associated with expecting a greater decline compared with those in poor health or with low incomes," Lang said. "Moreover, we found that higher income was related to a greater risk of disability."mer från samma artikel.
Om man gillar dagens ytliga, hedonistiska, kortsiktiga, svulstiga, stressade och hyperkänsliga samhälle så finns det all anledning att vara pessimist inför framtiden.
SvaraRaderaPlan for the worst, hope for the best. Bra anglosaxiskt uttryck som fungerar.
SvaraRadera"Being optimistic's worthless if it means ignoring the suffering of this world. Worse than worthless. It's bloody evil. And being pessimistic, well, that's just the first step on that path, and it's a path that might take you down Hood's road, or it takes you to a place where you can settle into doing what you can, hold fast in your fight against that suffering. And that's an honest place, Cuttle."
SvaraRadera- Sergeant Fiddler