The articles thesis is ok, but the hook sucks. When was positive thinking ever about blind optimism? I thought it was about altering your perspective to reali

The articles thesis is ok, but the hook sucks. When was positive thinking ever about blind optimism? I thought it was about altering your perspective to realize your assumptions aren't clear and obvious. "I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and doggonit people like me!" was never the point. The point was that your negative perspective is often relative. You might think, "this cruise isn't as fun as I thought it would be." Which can either lead you to think "this sucks" or "maybe if I take this elevator below the passenger decks, hey a ping pong table... why are their Mexicans lined up along the wall... maybe I should go back up." (sorry, I have a better example from when I used to be a bit depressive, but I can't remember it.) Also, I expect that what works has a lot to do with the personality type you match. [addendum: It's as the guy who moved to speak to a new person every day for thirty days. I doubt he tells himself he sucks at talking to girls. More likely he recognizes the fear, chooses it is something he wants to do, and speaks. (Boy that can be hard.) Huh, I'm struggling to point out the article title and hooks betray none of the nuance.]