9 Optimistic Pearls of Cynicism, an illustrated essay for cynics and those who doubt them

Tracy Brown
1 min readOct 13, 2019

In an age of hustle culture and positivity memes, cynics are bearing the brunt. 9 Optimistic Pearls of Cynicism is an illustrated essay that reveals how both cynicism and optimism can co-exist, mostly for people who don’t want to be defeated by life or to pretend it isn’t awful and absurd on occasion.

Solving problems always starts with understanding them, which often means dealing with negativity. Eternal optimists can sometimes struggle with acknowledging the real nature of challenges while cynics take that process in their stride. They are not fatalists, but people who believe in independent thought and authenticity, which is certainly needed in today’s society. This essay outlines how even the most seemingly negative truths can provoke a constructive thinking process.

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Tracy Brown

Experience strategist and author, using insights about human behaviour to fix broken experiences for customers and employees.