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Dr. Jamil Zaki

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
1244 total appearances

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We Can Do Hard Things
Are You a Cynic, Optimist, or Skeptic? Dr. Jamil Zaki Shares Which Type is Happiest

So, so long as things are going well, optimism is- You're like, this wasn't what it was supposed to be.

We Can Do Hard Things
Are You a Cynic, Optimist, or Skeptic? Dr. Jamil Zaki Shares Which Type is Happiest

So, so long as things are going well, optimism is- You're like, this wasn't what it was supposed to be.

We Can Do Hard Things
Are You a Cynic, Optimist, or Skeptic? Dr. Jamil Zaki Shares Which Type is Happiest

I was promised that I would have a jet pack by now. Where's my jet pack, right? So absolutely, optimism is a- Health positive experience, but can be a fragile one, if that makes sense. It can be shattered pretty easily. And second, optimists tend to strive less than hopeful people, for instance.

We Can Do Hard Things
Are You a Cynic, Optimist, or Skeptic? Dr. Jamil Zaki Shares Which Type is Happiest

I was promised that I would have a jet pack by now. Where's my jet pack, right? So absolutely, optimism is a- Health positive experience, but can be a fragile one, if that makes sense. It can be shattered pretty easily. And second, optimists tend to strive less than hopeful people, for instance.

We Can Do Hard Things
Are You a Cynic, Optimist, or Skeptic? Dr. Jamil Zaki Shares Which Type is Happiest

I was promised that I would have a jet pack by now. Where's my jet pack, right? So absolutely, optimism is a- Health positive experience, but can be a fragile one, if that makes sense. It can be shattered pretty easily. And second, optimists tend to strive less than hopeful people, for instance.

We Can Do Hard Things
Are You a Cynic, Optimist, or Skeptic? Dr. Jamil Zaki Shares Which Type is Happiest

So hope and optimism are both health positive, but hope, unlike optimism, I guess you could say it magnetizes us towards a future we want. through our actions.

We Can Do Hard Things
Are You a Cynic, Optimist, or Skeptic? Dr. Jamil Zaki Shares Which Type is Happiest

So hope and optimism are both health positive, but hope, unlike optimism, I guess you could say it magnetizes us towards a future we want. through our actions.

We Can Do Hard Things
Are You a Cynic, Optimist, or Skeptic? Dr. Jamil Zaki Shares Which Type is Happiest

So hope and optimism are both health positive, but hope, unlike optimism, I guess you could say it magnetizes us towards a future we want. through our actions.

We Can Do Hard Things
Are You a Cynic, Optimist, or Skeptic? Dr. Jamil Zaki Shares Which Type is Happiest

Yes. Hope is a gritty positivity. I love that, Amanda. That's perfectly said.

We Can Do Hard Things
Are You a Cynic, Optimist, or Skeptic? Dr. Jamil Zaki Shares Which Type is Happiest

Yes. Hope is a gritty positivity. I love that, Amanda. That's perfectly said.

We Can Do Hard Things
Are You a Cynic, Optimist, or Skeptic? Dr. Jamil Zaki Shares Which Type is Happiest

Yes. Hope is a gritty positivity. I love that, Amanda. That's perfectly said.

We Can Do Hard Things
Are You a Cynic, Optimist, or Skeptic? Dr. Jamil Zaki Shares Which Type is Happiest

Yeah, I mean, Emil believed this really fiercely. He really thought that we could connect with people who were different from us on any dimension. And, you know, he was really active person in social movements, and he would engage with people on social media who completely disagreed with him, but he would do so with extraordinary good faith, right?

We Can Do Hard Things
Are You a Cynic, Optimist, or Skeptic? Dr. Jamil Zaki Shares Which Type is Happiest

Yeah, I mean, Emil believed this really fiercely. He really thought that we could connect with people who were different from us on any dimension. And, you know, he was really active person in social movements, and he would engage with people on social media who completely disagreed with him, but he would do so with extraordinary good faith, right?

We Can Do Hard Things
Are You a Cynic, Optimist, or Skeptic? Dr. Jamil Zaki Shares Which Type is Happiest

Yeah, I mean, Emil believed this really fiercely. He really thought that we could connect with people who were different from us on any dimension. And, you know, he was really active person in social movements, and he would engage with people on social media who completely disagreed with him, but he would do so with extraordinary good faith, right?

We Can Do Hard Things
Are You a Cynic, Optimist, or Skeptic? Dr. Jamil Zaki Shares Which Type is Happiest

I mean, he would talk with somebody where they had completely opposite perspectives, and he would ask a lot of questions, and it was almost like he was interviewing people. And I remember asking him, like, what why are you feeding the trolls, man? You know, like, why are you doing this? Do you think something's going to come of it?

We Can Do Hard Things
Are You a Cynic, Optimist, or Skeptic? Dr. Jamil Zaki Shares Which Type is Happiest

I mean, he would talk with somebody where they had completely opposite perspectives, and he would ask a lot of questions, and it was almost like he was interviewing people. And I remember asking him, like, what why are you feeding the trolls, man? You know, like, why are you doing this? Do you think something's going to come of it?

We Can Do Hard Things
Are You a Cynic, Optimist, or Skeptic? Dr. Jamil Zaki Shares Which Type is Happiest

I mean, he would talk with somebody where they had completely opposite perspectives, and he would ask a lot of questions, and it was almost like he was interviewing people. And I remember asking him, like, what why are you feeding the trolls, man? You know, like, why are you doing this? Do you think something's going to come of it?

We Can Do Hard Things
Are You a Cynic, Optimist, or Skeptic? Dr. Jamil Zaki Shares Which Type is Happiest

And he said, well, you know, I think that we so often want to be right and being right feels like the same as being good, like being a good person and being wrong feels feels to us like a threat to who we are. But that's not what I really... I don't actually care as much about being right. I just want to live with integrity, right?

We Can Do Hard Things
Are You a Cynic, Optimist, or Skeptic? Dr. Jamil Zaki Shares Which Type is Happiest

And he said, well, you know, I think that we so often want to be right and being right feels like the same as being good, like being a good person and being wrong feels feels to us like a threat to who we are. But that's not what I really... I don't actually care as much about being right. I just want to live with integrity, right?

We Can Do Hard Things
Are You a Cynic, Optimist, or Skeptic? Dr. Jamil Zaki Shares Which Type is Happiest

And he said, well, you know, I think that we so often want to be right and being right feels like the same as being good, like being a good person and being wrong feels feels to us like a threat to who we are. But that's not what I really... I don't actually care as much about being right. I just want to live with integrity, right?