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Should we be using language like "optimism" or "pessimism," or is there a different way we could look at these challenges that allows for better outcomes?\xa0This week, Joey and Jess talk about nihilism, venting, the time horizons of change, young converts, kidnapping, and genetic influences on optimism and pessimism. They don\u2019t talk about Meursault, but he doesn't care at all.\xa0references\xa0* progressbysylvain.co (https://progressbysylvain.co/)\xa0* Progress Report 067: Power In the Face of Nihilism (https://progressbysylvain.co/blogs/news/the-newsletter-edition-067)\xa0* Albert Camus (https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/camus/): an\xa0absurdist.\xa0* r/nihilism/ (https://www.reddit.com/r/nihilism/)\xa0* Huck\xa0Magazine:\xa0Why more young people are turning to nihilism (https://www.huckmag.com/perspectives/why-more-young-people-are-turning-to-nihilism/)\xa0* The New York Times:\xa0Is the World Really Falling Apart, or Does It Just Feel That Way? (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/12/world/interpreter-world-falling-apart.html)\xa0* The Journal of Positive Psychology:\xa0The Glass is Half Full and Half Empty: A population-representative twin study testing if Optimism and Pessimism are distinct systems (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4637169/#:~:text=Distinct%20genetic%20influences%20on%20optimism,as%20a%20link%20to%20neuroticism.)\xa0by Timothy C. Bates\xa0* \xdcbermensch (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%9Cbermensch)