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Optimism
According to many neurologists, humans evolved to be risk-averse by focusing on our errors and their consequences rather than celebrating our success, a negative pattern recognition skill that led to our individual and species-wide survival.
This bias towards remembering the bad things that happen in our day-to-day developed into a human affinity for seeing and controlling for the flaws (as we perceive them) in humanity rather than encouraging the potential. (Most parents, as a voting block, will second this assertion — a little too quickly, in my opinion.)
In sum: optimism is a neuro-divergent characteristic.
Particularly in the morning.
I know this because I read books.
Okay, I watch YouTube channels.
But I watch YouTube channels that are created by people who write books.
Eventually.
You know, after these YouTubers get enough followers, someone offers them a book contract. Publishers are human and thus, risk-averse.
That said, I do sometimes listen to podcasts by people who aren’t on YouTube.
Free content only, please.
Come on, you’re here. You agree with me.
I won’t tell anyone.
