You have to be aware of the rock. focusing on the rock is the problem. You start knowing where the rocks are, and then you move on to the planning the better outcome.
Being unable to move on to
the better outcome is the pessimism trap.
I’ve run across people that work so hard to be optimistic, that they clearly are denying the possibility of a problem - they are no longer aware of the rock.
Like mountain biking and ignoring (to the point of forgetting/not believing!) there are rocks, it causes some very concerning behaviors.
One of them literally kept steering for the rocks because she kept forgetting they existed.
You have to be aware of the rock. focusing on the rock is the problem. You start knowing where the rocks are, and then you move on to the planning the better outcome.
Being unable to move on to the better outcome is the pessimism trap.
I’ve run across people that work so hard to be optimistic, that they clearly are denying the possibility of a problem - they are no longer aware of the rock.
Like mountain biking and ignoring (to the point of forgetting/not believing!) there are rocks, it causes some very concerning behaviors.
One of them literally kept steering for the rocks because she kept forgetting they existed.