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Cynicism

I am very cynical, except for when I’m not.

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The trick is in maintaining a healthy balance between cynicism and idealism. You need cynicism for protection, and idealism for an energy source.

Too much cynicism will crush your idealism, and then you’ll become dead inside.

Too much idealism will make you too fragile, and then you fall apart.

Keep balancing.

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One Response to “Cynicism”

  1. Rebecca Weger Says:
    November 24th, 2009 at 9:27 am

    I spend a lot of time holding the cynicism vs. idealism balance as well, particularly in my work. I find that sometimes I have to be cynical in order to protect data integrity among other things, but the idealism is what will lead to innovation and creativity.