Work with a partner or group and discuss the following questions:
- Are you an optimist or a pessimist?
- How important is positive thinking for success and happiness? Why?
- In your country, how popular are books and seminars arguing the power of optimism and positive visualization? Do you subscribe to this belief?
- Do you think some degree of negativity is good? Is it possible to be overly positive?
Listen to the interview with journalist and writer, Oliver Burkeman; take notes as you listen and answer the questions in the exercise:
Exercise
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