Stumbled upon this and thought I'd leave it here.
Husband and wife co-authors, Rosamund and Benjamin Zander, on optimism:
"People who describe the glass as half full are not delusional optimists. In fact, they are more based in reality because they are describing a substance that is actually in the glass. They are describing reality as it is. The cynic who describes the glass as half empty is focusing their energy on something that is not actually there."
Husband and wife co-authors, Rosamund and Benjamin Zander, on optimism:
"People who describe the glass as half full are not delusional optimists. In fact, they are more based in reality because they are describing a substance that is actually in the glass. They are describing reality as it is. The cynic who describes the glass as half empty is focusing their energy on something that is not actually there."
