<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Positive thinking is useful but overrated.... > Positive thinking is useful but overrated. Encouragement has its place, yet being honest about pain and shortcomings often helps people more than candy-coated optimism. **Source:** [[livestreams/Grief, Full-Spectrum Living, and Success as Self-Peace - Workbook|Grief, Full-Spectrum Living, and Success as Self-Peace]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Positive thinking is useful but overrated. Encouragement has its place, yet being honest about pain and shortcomings often helps people more than candy-coated optimism.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-positive-thinking-useful-candy-coated-optimism ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->