“You’re not constantly seeing negative headlines because the world is getting worse, you’re constantly seeing negative headlines because that’s what audiences react to.”

I quietly make it my mission to post mostly positive stuff to social media, as my small contribution to making it more like I want it to be (note to self: do that social media manifestorant sometime).

I especially emphasise stories about possibility, and about people who are making, or have made, a difference through courage, intelligence, and perseverance. And my fiction is like that, too.

This isn’t an attempt to ignore the enormous problems we have. But just constantly boosting the message “We have enormous problems!” is no way to make any progress on solving them.

I’m fortunate to have worked with many engineers, and I like their mindset: “We assume that this problem can be solved, now let’s work together to figure out how.”

Originally shared by Singularity Hub

Why Intelligent Optimism Is Crucial to Human Progress http://suhub.co/2BzQz5A