“Pessimism always sounds smarter than optimism.” – Morgan Housel
“For reasons I have never understood, people like to hear that the world is going to hell.” – Deirdre McCloskey
Pessimism is common and easy. Optimism is welcoming and difficult. We gravitate towards the negative because we want to feel better about our situation. Or we don’t want to feel at all. Because hope and faith can hurt. But without hope and faith, how do we grow?