I realize it's probably not a popular opinion, but I feel that healthy streak of cynicism has helped me more than it has hurt me in life. I guess the learning

I realize it's probably not a popular opinion, but I feel that healthy streak of cynicism has helped me more than it has hurt me in life. I guess the learning portion has been not to avoid being cynical, but to avoid expressing cynical sentiment to others. Very few like to hear it. But I believe immediately suspecting official explanations from almost any source to be self serving attempts at deception often lands one closer to actionable truth than simply accepting them at face value.