@avantgame The hard part about a cynicism intervention is that the cynic will never believe it can work!
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@davehogg yes! well that's why scientists think cynics die earlier, they don't take medical advice because they don't believe it! -
@avantgame I'm trying to be less cynical, and living longer is a good incentive. -
@davehogg :) you don't strike me as deeply cynical, at least not on Twitter!! :) -
@avantgame My hopes for humanity stay strong, even when I'm disappointed a lot.
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@avantgame Buddhist monks practicing Compasssion+Gratitude meditation have changed cerebral cortex structures related to happiness. Link tkThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@avantgame The cure for cynicism (and all destructive thought processes) is gratitude.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@avantgame http://bit.ly/1oM0dCD says its genes but http://bit.ly/1jvCrZ says malleable - if it can go bad, it can go good, yes? :DThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@avantgame Interventions might work for some people, esp. if they exhibit certain levels of self-awareness & other traits, but not everyone.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@avantgame So I think it boils down to biology offering a set of possibilities, and experience determining where you land within that range.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@avantgame Cynicism is not hard-wired, and like anything, positive or negative change to perspective can happen with practice.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@avantgame That said, there's a bidirectional relationship between biology & environment. http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/identical-twins-exhibit-d/ …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@avantgame I sometimes give a tip that is surprising to the worker that took good care of me for however long and see at least a temporary 1Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@avantgame Martin Seligman's "learned optimism" suggests that cynicism can be modified - http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learned_optimism ….Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@avantgame To overcome cynicism you have to embrace positivity and love vs criticism as the root of intelligenceThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@avantgame me too, i'm a cynic, so is my brother - hereditary? :DThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@avantgame Lk poet Michael Meade, who described the cynic as "the dream unrealized" Sad sm ppl start positive, then go to sch of hard knocksThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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