Optimism + Passivity = Idleness
Optimism + Greed = Loneliness
Optimism + Directionless = Waste
Optimism + Ambition = Progress
While optimism is a strategy and a skill. However, it will forever remain important to pair it with complementary traits that enable the best parts of optimism (positivity, creativity, growth) and mitigate against the risky bits (naivete, risk, waste) so we can arrive at the optimal outcome.