The Optimist's Internal Conflict

WHEN YOU'RE trying to become free of the negative biases, you have a similar internal conflict. You will see almost always automatically see the negative perspective first.

But if notice something: With a little practice on the chart above, you can actually say the right color. It just takes some practice.

And you can also learn to recognize the four negative biases and yet not be infected by them. You can protect yourself from infection by pessimism, and it frees you to look at the world with fresh eyes. To see the beauty, the good, the right. To see your own strength. To see possibility rather than only barriers.

It only takes practice. And the most concentrated, effective form of practice is to Undemoralize Yourself.