Zen Master of Optimism
When someone gives you an idea, try to wait just 24 seconds before criticizing it. If you can do that, wait 24 minutes. Then if you become a Zen master of optimism, you could wait a day, and spend that time thinking about why something actually might work.
If new information simply hammers in our bias - what’s the point of listening?
What’s the point of anyone giving it?
What’s the point of anything?
Pause and silently count 24 seconds.
That’s the sound of Optimism.
Of Life.