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The art of bracing for impact so the universe can't catch you off guard.
means Inclined to expect the worst outcome or to focus on the negative side of things.
from From Latin pessimus, "worst," the superlative of malus, "bad." The noun pessimism was coined in the late 18th century — built deliberately as the dark twin of optimism (from Latin optimus, "best") — and pessimistic followed as its adjective, describing the temperament forever braced for the worst possible case.
- defensive science
- Defensive pessimism boosts performance by managing anxiety first
- longer life
- Mild pessimists may plan better and outlive optimists
- word origin
- From Latin pessimus, meaning the very worst
- weather prophet
- Always right eventually, since everything ends somehow
schopenhauer — german philosopher (1788-1860) whose entire system holds that suffering is fundamental to existence
ecclesiastes — biblical book where the author repeatedly declares 'vanity of vanities; all is vanity'
thomas ligotti — american horror writer whose philosophy treats consciousness and existence as cosmic horror