I think eventually the point is "just carry on doing what you have to do and get things done regardless of what happens". a stoic, stable and confident mentalit

I think eventually the point is "just carry on doing what you have to do and get things done regardless of what happens". a stoic, stable and confident mentality which entails a lot of planning and calm decisionmaking helps. Either blind optimism or blind pessimism would be to the extreme and counterproductive.