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Jun 26, 2024 · Cynics often come across as contemptuous, irritating, and dispiriting. But they are the first to suffer from their cynicism. They can miss out on the things, such as friendship or love, that make...
- Epicurus of Samos
Explore the philosophy of Epicurus and his views on...
- Is Cynicism Ruining Your Life?
What are the risks of indulging in cynical attitudes? How...
- Epicurus of Samos
Dec 3, 2012 · What are the risks of indulging in cynical attitudes? How does cynicism negatively shape our lives and what can we do to counter it?
- Cynicism and Our Health
- The Effect of Unregulated Emotions
- The Danger of Cynicism Becoming Permanent
- Taking A Positive Perspective
Cynicism is a serious problem because it is often toxic and bad for our physical and mental health. It is associated with poor health, poor habits, chronic depression, and heart attacks. The BBC reported in 2007 that a study of 6,814 people published in the Archives of Internal Medicine suggested that cynical people may be more likely to lead unhea...
One of the things that we have to do as a society is to learn how to regulate and manage our emotions because emotional dysregulation affects society in a strong way. Emotions that are too strong, experienced implicitly inside us as people and expressed outwardly as actions, cause too many problems when they produce unregulated behavior, like destr...
Cynicism seems to continue, unabated. It has gotten to the point where, as actor Tom Hanks recently said when being interviewed for his role in the movie about Fred Rogers, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, “Cynicism has become the default position for so much of daily structure and daily intercourse.”He says that “we have become so inured to th...
Cynicism and pessimism often occur when people have been hurt or betrayed, and they often may absorb this through emotional contagion and infection into their minds. This is natural, but it can cause one to be overly wary and suspicious. The person will tend to protect themselves by being cynical to avoid being hurt or feeling betrayed. A feeling o...
Jan 20, 2022 · “Modern cynicism [has] come to describe something antithetical to its previous meanings, a psychological state hardened against both moral reflection and intellectual persuasion,” the...
- David Mazella
Aug 26, 2024 · Zaki argues that cynicism – the idea that people tend to be selfish, greedy, and dishonest – is often more naive than we realize. Of course, bad things do happen, but cynical perceptions do not stack up to reality. Cynicism, he explains, is both personally harmful and damaging to society.
Aug 12, 2024 · Evidence suggests that cynicism is bad for your health. Neuroscientist Jamil Zaki describes the three ways to conquer your inner cynic to boost your well-being. According to Thomas...
Jul 11, 2018 · Cynicism refers to a negative appraisal of human nature—a belief that self-interest is the ultimate motive guiding human behavior. We explored laypersons’ beliefs about cynicism and competence and ...
