It's good for your health to be optimistic. Nuff said. But you know that - that's why you are reading this, right?
Friday, October 26, 2007
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The Challenge
The reason I'm here is because I, like many people I suspect, am a little worn out by the negativity I face every day in the media and by the culture of complaint (nay, whinging) that exists in relatively fortunate societies.
I wanted to see if I could counter this trend in some small way.
So I set myself a challenge: find a really positive news story, every day, for a whole year. And share it. With anyone who cares to listen.
It's not that I don't think there are things to flght for. Far from it. The battle against global inequality is far from won; terrible human rights abuses continue to committed across the world; and don't even get me started on climate change!
But there are many reasons to be hopeful. On aggregate, the lot of humankind is significantly better off than they were even 30 years ago. Good things happen every day. We don't need to live in fear, contrary to what the mainstream media would have you believe. So, without being too earnest, and definitely without any evangelical zeal, I am attempting to capture a little of what is good about life in the 21st century.
RTBH began in October 2007. By Saturday 11th October, 2008, I had posted a leap-year's worth of good news stories - 366 articles (and some additional ones sent in by RTBH readers) from news outlets across the world. One for every single day...
I wanted to see if I could counter this trend in some small way.
So I set myself a challenge: find a really positive news story, every day, for a whole year. And share it. With anyone who cares to listen.
It's not that I don't think there are things to flght for. Far from it. The battle against global inequality is far from won; terrible human rights abuses continue to committed across the world; and don't even get me started on climate change!
But there are many reasons to be hopeful. On aggregate, the lot of humankind is significantly better off than they were even 30 years ago. Good things happen every day. We don't need to live in fear, contrary to what the mainstream media would have you believe. So, without being too earnest, and definitely without any evangelical zeal, I am attempting to capture a little of what is good about life in the 21st century.
RTBH began in October 2007. By Saturday 11th October, 2008, I had posted a leap-year's worth of good news stories - 366 articles (and some additional ones sent in by RTBH readers) from news outlets across the world. One for every single day...
Though the original RTBH experiment is complete, I'm still posting upbeat reflections on today's world whenever I can. Some big stories. Some little ones. All of them positive. Just to keep you going...
¡Viva el optimismo!
¡Viva el optimismo!
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- Day Twenty: bridging the digital divide
- Day Nineteen: little girl pulled from plane wreckage
- Day Eighteen: voice of landless heard in India?
- Day Seventeen: Africa looking up
- Day Sixteen: bright green hope
- Day Fifteen: a very good reason to be hopeful
- Day Fourteen: hope for Africa?
- Day Thirteen: twin books
- Day Twelve: good news in my house at least!
- Day Eleven: hope for Congo and for human rights
- Day Ten: greening the cement industry
- Day Nine: A sweet tail about a dolphin...
- Day Eight: Growing investment in Africa
- Day Seven: Costa Rica's debt-for-nature swap
- Day Six: one step closer to a malaria vaccine?
- Day Five: hope for the sub-millionnaire!
- Day Four: the resilience of nature
- Day Three: Good news - if you're a cat
- Day Two: moving beyond sectarianism
- Day One: A vote for peace - and science
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1 comment:
I know this to be true after years of experiencing great highs and not so great lows...
I have been at my most productive and creative when I have been optimistic, and have noticed that when I feel cynical and negative - I am pretty much incapable of doing anything useful at all... that includes getting out of bed.
I also read an interesting study done on the power of feeling lucky - which is closely related to this story: http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=483
There is no stronger influence over our lives than our own minds outlook... changing it is the trick.
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