11/22/2023 0 Comments Genuine optimism meaning![]() In this regard, humans are very similar to computers. It can’t remain in a state forever, because that defies the definition of the word. When a computer gets stuck in either state, no matter which one, that’s bad. In computer science, processors are also described in terms of what state they’re in at given times: processing or idle. ![]() The time bit is interesting, because it makes happiness, by definition (literally!), temporary. ![]() “The particular condition that someone or something is in at a specific time.” We’ll look closer at the word “happy” in a second, but the first clue here is the word ‘state.’ Ask Google what it means and you’ll be told a state is: Luckily, we can understand what’s really going on by simply picking apart some of the definitions of the words we use to describe these things. In the same way, “happiness” has become a catchall phrase for all kinds of things, which have nothing to do with what most people want when they say they’re looking for it. Unless you run into a really sharp store clerk, who tells you that recently, Fruit Loops have been all the hype and that that’s the cereal you’re actually looking for, you’re gonna bring home the wrong kind.Īll because no one ever told you that the loops were colored. When you ask them what it looks like, all they say is that they were “little loops.” The only loop-shaped cereal you have ever known is Cheerios, so you go to the store and ask for some. Imagine your kids tell you they had a new type of cereal at a friend’s house and ask you to bring some from the grocery store. When I say people confuse happiness with optimism, that’s mostly a labeling issue.
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