Thursday, January 18, 2007

Optimism, levels of abstraction and perspectives

Given a mix of things, it is possible that the mix could have been created in several ways. Currently, I have a mix - unfavorable conditions in life and optimism. What is this mix – are there really some unfavorable conditions in life that is overlaid with optimism; or is it actually cool life with some under laid pessimism? I’m not sure, but I think it is the former.

So, what drives this sub-conscious optimism despite the “logical” unfavorable conditions? And more broadly, is this question generally applicable or specifically applicable to an individual? One possible reasoning would be the conscious known popular push towards optimism that results in this sub-conscious feeling. Another possible reasoning perhaps would be that I’m delusional about it. Furthermore, a third possible reasoning - that logic cannot be applied to a sub-conscious thought, so the original question isn’t really applicable. None of them are very convincing. Thinking further about this -- it appears that the illogical sub-conscious optimism is due to sub-conscious shift in levels of abstraction and/or due to a sub-conscious change of perspective. What is the bigger picture based on this conclusion?

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