# Refuse to Let Darkness Define Your Outlook by Bryant McGill > “Holding on to hope and goodwill in a world full of bad news takes real strength. Chosen innocence is the deliberate decision to keep believing in the goodness of people and the possibility of improvement, not because you are unaware of the darkness, but because you refuse to let it define your outlook.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *Argumentation as a Way to Discover What You Think - Livestream (Dec 2017)* ## Sources and Context - **Source:** [[livestreams/Argumentation as a Way to Discover What You Think - Livestream|Argumentation as a Way to Discover What You Think - Livestream]] — exact quotation from the dated developed livestream document (2017-12-02). ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/simple reminders/Your Future Begins with Your Next Thought|Your Future Begins with Your Next Thought]] - **Livestream:** [[livestreams/Argumentation as a Way to Discover What You Think - Livestream|Argumentation as a Way to Discover What You Think - Livestream]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Constructive Optimism|Constructive Optimism]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Holding on to hope and goodwill in a world full of bad news takes real strength. Chosen innocence is the deliberate decision to keep believing in the goodness of people and the possibility of improvement, not because you are unaware of the darkness, but because you refuse to let it define your outlook.” — Bryant McGill, Argumentation as a Way to Discover What You Think - Livestream (Dec 2017) https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bryant-mcgill-refuse-darkness-define-outlook ```