Positive thinking means a positive outlook, an approaching life’s challenges. It does not necessarily mean avoiding difficult situations. Instead, positive thinking means making the most of potential difficulties, trying to cope the best in other people, and viewing yourself and your abilities in a positive light.
Positive thinkers are more proper to use a serious explanatory style, but the way in which people feature events can also vary depending upon the right situation. It can be a person who is generally a positive thinker might use a more doubtful explanatory style in particularly challenging situations, such as at work or at school.
There are many factors that regulates whether a person has a positive outlook, the way that they explain the events of their life, known as their explanatory style, plays an important role.
It can be a people with an optimistic explanatory style tend to give themselves credit when good things happen and naturally blame for bad outcomes. Or a people with a pessimistic explanatory style often blame themselves when bad things happen, but fail to give themselves adequate credit for successful outcomes.3 They also have a mindset to view negative events as expected and lasting, blaming yourself for events outside of your control or viewing these unfortunate events as a persistent part of your life can have a detrimental impact on your state of mind.
Positive thinkers are more apt to use an optimistic explanatory style, but the way in which people attribute events can also vary depending upon the exact situation. Remember, a person who is generally a positive thinker might use a more pessimistic explanatory style in particularly challenging situations, such as at work or at school.
Positive thinking is about looking at things from a positive point of view. It is a type of thinking that focuses on continuing a positive, optimistic attitude.
By: Kobe D. Las Piñas | Calaylayan, Abucay, Bataan
