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36. How to Be a Rational Optimist, Even If It Sounds Awful
What does a motivational speaker do when he's not feeling motivated?
Today, I'm still in my pajamas, I'm tired, I recently got rejected from a comedy contest I was excited about, and my brain has already used that one rejection to question virtually every decision I've ever made.
So naturally, I turned on a microphone.
In this solo episode of Laugh or Death, I'm talking about rational optimism—a way of being hopeful without pretending everything is great.
Because optimism doesn't mean ignoring disappointment, rejection, frustration, or all the things that suck. Sometimes it means…
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