We're taught that optimism is the highest form of thinking. Stay positive. Look on the bright side. Everything happens for a reason.
But optimists have a fatal flaw: they're unprepared for reality.
There's actually a mindset level above optimism, and it's called realism.
The realist understands something the optimist re…
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