I am the type of person who always gets very excited about . I see a preview for a new movie, and I often say "that's going to be the best movie ever" or "I can't wait to see that movie". Now, it's not that I necessarily think that it is ACTUALLY going to be the best movie ever, but the point is that I am always "building things up" as my friends tell me.

Being this type of person, I am always baffled when people say, "don't go building it up." It is as if there is an almost universal fear of being "let down." I can see that if you are constantly building things up to an impossible degree, this would cause problems, as the world may never meet your high expectations. However, I also think many people take it too far in the opposite direction...never getting excited about anything for fear that they will "just be disappointed yet again."  read more »