Optimism and Reality

After reading chapter 3 "Optimism and Reality", I notice that I've changed after enter university.

I'm used to be a optimistic person like McCarthy, think I can endure and overcome the situation. Also, I think of the reality ans search the solution. But I know now I'm not simply such a optimistic person, or even I can say now I'm pessimist. After reading this chapter I found that this change happened maybe because of the different situation. I used to be optimistic in the situation that I fight only by myself like Japanese entrance examination, or in the football club. I was just a participant. But now I'm trying to become a leader who should, according to Perkins, spread the optimism and make the atmosphere good. From of old, I'm so pessimistic when I think of the others surrounding.

Then, my answer to Q.1 is that I basically say to myself optimistic when the problem is only related to me. But I say to myself pessimistic when it comes to the problem related not only to me but to others. If the problem is only the matter of myself, I can become optimistic like "It goes well, maybe.", and think of reality. But if there are other people included in the problem, I cannot easily be optimist.

The answer to Q.2 is... I can't come up with so easily. I think of that through the class, but I think maybe I can trust others!