Making Yourself Miserable to Succeed?

PeterAitch writes "Nature is reporting that expecting the worst - emotional cushioning - does not usually make you feel any better when you flunk or flop. The reported study indicates that you are just making yourself miserable. On the flip-side, people who are anxious are more likely to motivate themselves better to prepare for the forthcoming ordeal - defensive pessimists. Those with a generally sunny outlook on life expect to succeed and tend to deny responsibility when they perform badly."

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Re:Only in a protected environment.

[G-funk]

Other people taking risks for you is what western society is built upon. We whinge about dickhead cops on power trips, while they have to deal with the drunken brawlers and needle-wielding smackheads. We sit at home and complain about "the war for oil" but don't want to pay $10/ltr to drive our SUVs.

It's what we're all about.