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Inbox Insight No. 10

QUOTE

"There are two ways to slide easily through life: to believe everything or to doubt everything; both ways save us from thinking."

Theodore Rubin, psychiatrist and author

INSIGHT

Do you know someone who specialises in pointing out all the problems with things other people do or say?

Of course it is useful to be able to spot the weak point in something, but what about letting people make their own mistakes?

And how much more creative and intelligent is it to apply a little thought (it doesn't take much) and so extract the possibilities from an idea or situation?

"Every cloud has a silver lining" and "It's an ill wind that blows no-one any good" are clichés, and as with so many clichés, contain a great deal of wisdom.

It's great to be able to spot what's wrong with something - but not if that's all you can do.

QUESTION

Who do you know who does this? How do you protect yourself from their pessimism?

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