And here lies the essential difference between Stoicism and the modern-day 'cult of optimism.' For the Stoics, the ideal state of mind was tranquility, not the excitable cheer that positive thinkers usually seem to mean when they use the word, 'happiness.' And tranquility was to be achieved not by strenuously chasing after enjoyable experiences, but by cultivating a kind of calm indifference towards one's circumstances. Oliver Burkeman
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Optimism is the belief that the world is a good place. It's the philosophy that says everything will work out OK in the end. Optimism is also based on the idea that we should see every good situation as an opportunity and we should do our best to take advantage of it. This has been said by many famous people like, Napoleon Hill and Dale Carnegie.People who believe in optimism are usually people who are always positive and smiley and full of life and happiness and hope. However, this is nothing but a false illusion.

Source: The Antidote: Happiness For People Who Cant Stand Positive Thinking

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