When it comes to big concepts or ideas, we often generalize and then reduce. Take positivity, for example. We seem to equate positivity with optimism or being an 'optimist'. People who aren't optimists tend to be skeptical because they believe optimists have some degree of trouble being honest, optimistically rushing past realities that are wrong or bad. And so, it has become easy to view the value of positivity through the lens of the same logic structure.
What we really need is a blend, don't we? Something that accommodates, if not includes, both -- the ability to avoid getting bogged down by endless negativity, to which there is ample evidence to support its many embedded problems, while at the same time not being so 'positive' that we dismiss the significance of real problems. I believe, it's possible. So, how do we maintain an appropriate blend of being both honest and positive?
