I am a cynical optimist. I see opportunity all the time, but at the same time I always look for the down-side - what could kill it. I don't dismiss it, I merely have learned via scientific methodology to assume it's invalid and try my best to prove it to be valid.
Yes, I am a math/physics/nameIt geek.
When all else fails, I use the
Venturi Quotient to bring things back into perspective.