President Barack Obama is known and loved for his message of hope\u2014but has admitted that \u201cof course\u201d sometimes the weight of the world is enough to crush it. <\/p>\n
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And although the Democrat\u2019s to-do list may not look the same as the average employee, he still had some advice for people on how to remain motivated in periods of flux.<\/p>\n
Speaking with comedian Hasan Minhaj for an interview posted on YouTube last week, President Obama said issues like climate change should cause \u201csome distress and anxiety.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cObjectively when you see an entire school terrified because a gunman is walking in with weapons of war, if your heart\u2019s not breaking then something\u2019s wrong with you,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
\u201cIf you think that\u2019s normal then you really do need some therapy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite the difficulty of facing down such challenges, the former president said that his aim is not to be \u201cblind\u201d to problems like flooding and forest fires, and that he combats his feelings of fear in two ways. <\/p>\n
The first, he said, is to remind himself of context. <\/p>\n
\u201cI do try to maintain some perspective,\u201d he explained. \u201cAsk your parents or your grandparents whether this is the worst that they\u2019ve seen. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m pretty sure that between World War I, World War II, the Great Depression, Jim Crow, lynchings, partitioning the Indian subcontinent, the killing fields in Cambodia\u2014we can go through some lists of moments that are significantly worse than this,\u201d President Obama said. <\/p>\n
Look for the silver linings<\/h2>\n
Despite often feeling \u201coverwhelmed\u201d by the problems facing humanity, President Obama revealed he also advises his own children to try and have an optimistic outlook\u2014saying this is what \u201csustains [his] spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n
The father of two revealed that his elder daughter, Malia, had come to him seeking advice on how to stay motivated trying to end global warming. <\/p>\n
He said young people are beginning to question, \u201cWhat\u2019s the point? Because the world is burning.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI said to [Malia] we may not be able to cap temperature rise to 2 C, but here\u2019s the thing, if we work really hard we may be able to cap it at 2.5 C instead of 3C. Or 3 instead of 3.5 C. <\/p>\n
\u201cThat extra centigrade might mean the difference between whether Bangladesh is underwater. It might make the difference as to whether 100 million people have to migrate or only a few. That matters; it makes a difference. <\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s worth fighting for. That\u2019s a lot of people.\u201d<\/p>\n
Indeed, the 44th president\u2019s optimistic outlook may not only better humanity but also the individuals who are inspired to think with a glass-half-full approach. <\/p>\n
Multiple studies have found that a more positive outlook can improve not only individuals\u2019 mental health but also their physical health and quality of life. <\/p>\n
Dr Lewina Lee, a clinical psychologist at the Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System and assistant professor of psychiatry at Boston University, told the Guardian<\/em> last year: \u201cA more optimistic thought does not mean being Pollyanna-ish or ignoring risks, which is a common misconception about optimism. <\/p>\n\u201cIt may involve acknowledging our strengths, past examples of success, and areas over which we have control, so that we can arrive at a more positive and confident outlook.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lessons for the next generation<\/h2>\n
President Obama, who is now 61, added that a \u201cchallenge\u201d is presented in the fact that younger people\u2014and people of Obama\u2019s own generation\u2014grew up in an \u201canomalous\u201d stretch of time in which \u201cfor the most part\u201d the trajectory of humanity was on the up. <\/p>\n
Speaking on politics but also the \u201ccourse of the world,\u201d Obama encouraged younger people to try to have a longer-term view of the small decisions they make and the impact those may have\u2014even if it feels futile at the moment. <\/p>\n
He described humanity as being on an ocean liner or an aircraft carrier: \u201cIf you\u2019re the captain and you\u2019re steering that load, you can steer it with all your might and you might move it a degree. <\/p>\n
\u201cWithin the time frame of three years, four years, five years, if you screw up you might get into an iceberg. You can steer it off course, but if you\u2019re steering it in a better course by a degree or two you may not see it for miles, and sometimes you don\u2019t know until you look back that you\u2019re in a better place than you would\u2019ve been.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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