My own line of thinking is close to yours. However, I think it's important to draw a distinction between trying to see the positive side of things and being rea

My own line of thinking is close to yours. However, I think it's important to draw a distinction between trying to see the positive side of things and being realistic about outcomes. Because human emotions around happiness are very relative, the way you choose to think about your situation does affect your mood. On the other hand, just having blind optimism that things will work out in the future clearly is not helpful in motivating you to put in your best effort to make it so.