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Is It Good to Be Cynical? & How We All Screw Up Our Personal Finances

Something You Should Know

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Is Cynicism a Good Idea?

Scepticism is not trusting other people blindly, and that's a very wise thing to do. Scepticism is assuming, before you know anything about someone, that you do know something about them - which is that they are not trustworthy. Could cynicism be smart evolutionarily? Well, i think it's easy to make a case for it. But oftentimes cynicism is this protective mechanism that actually doesn't end up protecting us very much. It causes us to lose opportunities and to live sadder, lonelier and more divided lives than we need to.

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