Okay, so which one are you? Tigger or Eeyore? If you'd like to be more of a Tigger, how would you go about that?
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Jackson Stone
4/30/2012 11:02:22 pm
If you asked my friends which one i was they would probably say i was more of an Eeyore. I don't want to be Eeyore but i am. Im not negative i'm just a realist. I try to be optimistic but thats just not how my brain is wired. To become more like Tigger i should try to just stop talking about it. You know " If you don't have anything good to say then don't say anything".
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Joshua Chow
5/9/2012 09:59:51 am
I see things the real way like you said. I'm always thinking is that even possible when I hear a comment. Some situations I think would be okay to tell someone how they can improve.
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Camden Herald
5/10/2012 11:36:42 am
I can picture you as a piglet, an owl, and the bunny character. You like to have fun, but yet your serious a lot of the time. Yet at the same time you can be not serious and just go with the flow. And a lot of the times you just like to be a smarty, like the owl.
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Selase Buatsi
5/10/2012 12:33:50 pm
I agree with Camden. It is hard for people to relate to Tigger and Eeyore. The two characters have such different personalities, and they are both kind of extreme. Tigger is really. really hyper and almost never sad, and Eeyore is almost never happy. It's kind of hard for a person to be one or the other. I never really watched Winnie the Pooh so I only know a few characters, like Pooh, Pigglet, Tigger, and Eeyore (those are basically all I know) but I think it would be easier to relate with two another pair of characters.
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Haris Rafiq
5/13/2012 10:58:08 am
I'm a Tigeyore. I probably look depressed most of the time, but I'm not.
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5/1/2012 01:10:11 am
First off, what makes a Tigger a Tigger and an Eeyore an Eeyore? Tiggers are optimistic people who always find away to have fun no matter what the circumstances. Eeyores are the oposite. They are pessimistic and sad all of the time. Now, where do I classify myself? I would put my name under Tigger, but no one is optimistic all the time. Truly if I wanted to become more of a Tigger, I would try more to only think positive things and to try to have fun no matter what. As well, to make sure I don't speak negative things as well.
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Daxton Davidson
5/1/2012 01:31:08 am
If I could choose I would be a Tigger, well who would not be a Tigger. Tigger is always happy and having fun, but since I cannot choose I am more of an Eeyore. At times I can be Tigger, but I am not sad like Eeyore but not outgoing like Tigger. Eeyore is mote quite which fits me better than loud Tigger. To be more like Tigger I would have fun at any situation. Everyone have had times when they were a Tigger, but there have also been times when they were an Eeyore. To be more Tigger you have to do some of the things that Randy did. First you can't complain, second have fun in any situation, and third just be happy. I am an Eeyore right now, but I might someday be a Tigger.
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Chandru Sundarrajan
5/9/2012 07:57:53 am
I would love to be a Tigger as well! Unfortunately, my brain just isn't that way. I am not saying that I am always sad; I always have fun moments here and there. I am mostly cheerful, but still an introvert. I definitely agree with your statement that if you are a Tigger, you shouldn't complain.
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Joshua Chow
5/9/2012 10:02:21 am
Same here! I fee like I'm in the middle sometimes. I want to happy things, then I see something that snaps me quite violently back to reality. I like sitting by a river and staring at the trees on the other bank. It's relaxing and you can actually here yourself think. Life can be noisy! 5/9/2012 10:52:19 am
I agree. Everybody, no matter how Randy-like they are, have had moments of being an Eeyore. I think I am kind of on that border line, just like you. I try to be a Tigger, but I may have a bad day and go back to being an Eeyore. I think Randy is a great example of how life should be lived.
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Surabi Rao
5/1/2012 08:07:25 am
I consider myself a Tigger, because I try and keep myself upbeat and positive. However, sometimes I get stuck in the doldrums and become an Eeyore. It kind of depends on the situation. Honestly, sometimes it's kind of necessary to be an Eeyore. Being a Tigger- having fun and all- is nice, but sometimes you need to be a little more serious. If I wanted to be more of a Tigger, I would try and make everything fun and always stay positive.
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Mukund Kuntimad
5/6/2012 12:50:24 am
First of all, it is important to realize that serious is way different than being depressed. You can be serious and still have fun like Tigger. The joy of doing things should come from within. Yes, I agree that you cannot find joy in everything you do. The trick lies in finding, why is it you love to do something and put that essence into things you don’t like to do. Perhaps it could be just as simple as changing the format of learning from traditional ones to ones that make you enjoy and bring the Tigger out in you.
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Surabi Rao
5/12/2012 11:20:13 am
That's a really good point! That's true, being serious isn't the same as being depressed. I believe that Tigger's a little TOO goofy, though... I wish there was a "middle character" that had both the traits of Tigger/Eeyore!
Sierra Latshaw
5/1/2012 09:31:43 am
I think that I am a mix of both a Tigger and an Eeyore. I would rather be a Tigger, but I can be very negative about things. Like I said before in one of my answers mondays I am defenitly an Eeyore, I really REALLY hate mondays. However when I am with a group of friends I can be a little bit too much of a tigger. On saturday I went out to dinner with Anna and Payton at a Polish restuarant. We were all sitting at a seperate table from the adults and were talking about random stuff, laughing and having a good time. So at that moment I was defenitly a Tigger. Then you put me with a group of people I don't know and who I wouldn't like to be with and I will immediatly become negative and depressing like Eeyore. I would like to be more of a Tigger and I could do this by being more positive even in negative sitautions and just being myself even with those I don't know.
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Beverly Lo
5/8/2012 06:19:39 am
Sierra, I'm exactly the same! When I'm with the people I know, I will almost always be a Tigger laughing and joking around. But, when you put me with a group of people I don't usually talk to, I close myself off and become a totally different person.
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Rahi Patel
5/8/2012 11:28:20 am
Guys, that is so weird I am the EXACT same way too!!!
Grace Lu
5/12/2012 10:51:38 am
I am that way too. Different people have extremely different conceptions of who I am, but really it just depends on what side of me you see.
Janice Kao
5/1/2012 09:37:58 am
I think I’m a Tigger. At school, I may look like an Eeyore, but I’m content with what I have. I have fun I my own ways and I don’t need to worry about what others think. I think being a Tigger is having fun with what you have. However, like everyone else, I started out as an Eeyore. To be honest, once you change your mindset, it’s easy to disregard all the negative things in life. It’s easy to become a Tigger too! It’s all about what the person thinks.
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Jamie Stivers
5/1/2012 09:53:57 pm
I am almost always a tigger. (: I try my best to stay positive and optimistic about situations. I stay around people who are "tiggers" also. Why stay around negative people? Their no fun to be around. In any situation, you can look at in a positive way, or a negative way. Something good comes out of everything.
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Ashleigh Little
5/1/2012 11:34:05 pm
Personally, I think I am more of a Tigger. I'm happy and love to laugh a lot. I realize that you can't let the past determine who you are going to be in the future. You have to look at situation positively. I know that nobody can be a Tigger all the time so I do have a lot of Eeyore moments where I'm sad and negative, but then you have to move on because what ever is making you sad is not worth your time to think about and stressing over. One time I didn't get accept to a team I wanted to be on. I was crying for a day or two when I looked at their website I saw the uniforms. I said to myself that this is a good thing because there is one less uniform to keep track of and I made myself laugh. Eventually I got over it because something I did or didn't get shouldn't determine what kind of attitude I have.
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Grace Lu
5/1/2012 11:57:36 pm
I'm mostly a Tigger. I’m usually in a very good mood (not counting the mornings) and I can get hyper, exited, and upbeat very easily. But the thing is, I'm not ALWAYS so optimistic and upbeat. And when I am in a bad mood, one little thing can turn me into an Eeyore very quickly. To become more of a Tigger I would laugh more, make the best out of every situation, and be optimistic whenever I can. Prepare for the worst, Hope for the best!
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Adreesh Roy
5/8/2012 12:41:03 pm
Grace, you are definitely a Tigger, hands down. You always find a way to make me smile in LA with your goofy antics. I would say I'm the same way though, I tend to try to make the best out of every situation possible. Optimism rules!
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Kyle Towe
5/2/2012 12:56:07 am
If I had to pick between the two of them then I would pick Tigger. Everyone wants to say that that’s who’d they be but for most people its really not true and that goes for me. I try to be happy and upbeat when I can buy sometimes life just drags you down. I mean, life is hard there is no ignoring that simple fact. It is what we make of life and our outlook on it that define us as a Tigger of Eeyore. It takes a lot from a person to be totally Tigger and those are the people everyone wants to be with. They are always upbeat and optimistic. To achieve that you really have to let the little things in life not dog on you as much. You have to take a simpler approach to life and see it in a different way than everybody else. Look at is like “The park is open until 8:00.”
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Sujay Adhikari
5/10/2012 11:31:09 am
Kyle I think you nailed it right on he money. Life is hard and it is hard to stay up beat all the time, so its hard to be a tigger all the time.
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Kate Kaiser
5/2/2012 01:18:45 am
I would like to say that I am more of a Tigger than an Eeyore. That applies to most instances in my life, but probably not all. I try to approach most situations with the positive, fun-loving attitude of a Tigger. However, occasionally I do not look at everything with the best attitude, and I can become a sad-sack Eeyore. I am definitely not as fun to be around when I am in Eeyore-mode. If I wanted to become more of a Tigger, I would have to practice approaching things with a more open mind. I could think back to Randy's words, about how there is no other way to play it than having fun. Then I would remember that looking at things with a Tigger point of view would allow life to be much more enjoyable for me, and the memories I would make would be much more pleasant.
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Taeeun Kim
5/9/2012 11:02:47 am
Kate, you're definitely a Tigger! You're always bright and cheerful at school :) And I like your way of becoming more of a Tigger. Being openminded always brings you more options.
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Ryan Kinder
5/2/2012 01:32:44 am
I don't see myself as Eeyore or Tigger. I'm not down all the time and I'm not upbeat all the time. I see myself as Piglet.
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Rahi Patel
5/8/2012 11:29:30 am
What is a Piglet by the way? I thought he was the one who was always scared of everything!
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Eric Benenson
5/2/2012 03:32:47 am
I think I am more of a Tigger than an Eeyore. I would like to try to be more of a Tigger because at times when things seem down, I play along with the mood and my attitude goes down as well. To become more of a Tigger, I would definitely need to be more optimistic, but not to the point of a crazy person.
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Giselle Peng
5/2/2012 06:28:18 am
I don't consider myself a total Eeyore, but I'm not quite a Tigger either. Like everyone else, I get grumpy sometimes, but in general I try to be cheerful. I also tend to be quiet, which would put me more towards the Eeyore category. If I wanted to be more of a Tigger, I would try harder to see the positive side of things and also spend less time being grumpy and moody.
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Janice Kao
5/9/2012 09:16:28 am
Giselle, I think you're more a Tigger. I mean when other people around, you are quiet and all. Despite your quietness, you do have your loud and Tigger sides! You're fun in your own way. For example, you'll do random things like the ha-ha dance. :)
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Giselle Peng
5/9/2012 11:24:26 am
For the LAST time, I never danced the ha-ha dance! That was all you and Anushka! And if I did, it was more random flailing than dancing.
Jenna Song
5/2/2012 11:14:36 am
I have some characteristics of both Tigger and Eeyore, but if I really saw myself honestly I see myself toward the Eeyore category. I'm not sad all the time, but if there is a situation ahead of me that would probably turn out to be a problem I always get a pessimistic view of it, and I always get the worst case scenario play in my brain. I never tend to be optimistic in future projects. When I'm honest I can say I am more of Eeyore, but I when I don't want to be honest with myself I can say that I am Tigger. I want to be more of a Tigger instead of the sad, droopy Eeyore. For me to be more like a Tigger, I should start being optimistic of my future work, but not too optimistic to the point that I get nothing done. When I'm around my friends I should try harder to be more social, and just have a great time. Being Tigger is more healthy, and you can use your time more effectively and enjoy every second of your life. For now I am more of Eeyore, but I can see myself becoming more of Tigger in the near future.
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Anna Sneed
5/2/2012 11:34:32 pm
Sometimes I might seem like an Eeyore (Being really quiet in class, staring into space, etc), but I think of myself as more of a Tigger. Just because I might seem like an Eeyore, doesn't mean that I'm pessimistic about everything. Like everyone else, I've had my fair share of problems, whether it be sharing a toothbrush without every knowing it, or having to share a room, but I don't just focus on the bad side of it. Sure, it might suck seeing someone else use "my" toothbrush, but instead of thinking how nasty it is, I just realize that it's not the end of the world, I can just get another toothbrush. Also, when I'm with friends, it's not like I think of ways to murder every one of them. I find a way to enjoy myself with them. I've seen people who are never negative, and they seem like the happiest people.
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Giselle Peng
5/9/2012 11:27:05 am
Anna, I agree with you. While I see you quiet all the time, I never really see you grumpy and depressed. I think that you're a Tigger because you always manage to have fun in weird situations. Being an Tigger doesn't necessarily mean always bouncing around: it can just mean being positive in general.
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Rinith Prasad
5/3/2012 09:05:29 am
Many people and sad in life, but if you are always sad, then when is your life ever going to be bright? I am a Tigger. Sure, I have had sad moments in my life, but I take a rebound and forget about it. I think that life is supposed to have both parts of Tigger and parts of Eeyore. Without it, there would be no life. It is what you make of it that makes you a Tigger.
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Teena Thomas
5/3/2012 10:07:57 am
I consider myself as both a Tigger and Eeyore.I am positive thinking at times but I also have times where I think of the worst case scenarios for a problem that I am facing.
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Dheeraj Nuthakki
5/3/2012 11:17:27 am
I consider myself a mix of both a Tigger and an Eeyore mostly leaning on the Eeyore side. I try to keep myself positive but my mind just always thinks of the what ifs and all the negatives. I'm grumpy when it comes to doing a lot of homework. I am mostly quiet and shy when it comes to new students or people I'm not fond of. I don't really make friends really fast and I'm not a talker. The positives I see in myself being a Tigger is that when people ask me to do something I immediately do it and don't nag and I'm always energetic when it comes to doing something really fun like field trips and other events. I work really well in groups and don't slack off either. I enjoy talking to friends and encourage others.
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Chandru Sundarrajan
5/3/2012 11:57:48 am
Depending on the situation, I can swing to both sides of the question. If you ask my friends, many would categorize me as Eeyore because of my rather quiet personality. However, this does not mean I am totally boring and grumpy. I am usually cheerful and positive on the inside without showing too much on the outside. I have a tendency to be serious, which can put me toward the Eeyore side. But nevertheless, I would like to be more of a Tigger, as it would make things more fun. To go about this, I would try to enjoy every second of my life, even when things are not going so well.
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Helen Zhang
5/3/2012 01:10:36 pm
Like many people, I would say I'm a mixture of Tigger and Eeyore. I think this is very natural. There always has to be something each individual can smile at, but there also is something people have a negative outlook on. This definitely applies to me. Externally, I seem like an overall cheerful person who usually accepts the hardships of life, which is true sometimes. However, difficulties get to me and transforms me into a pessimistic and depressing person. I would love to inherit Tigger's constant confidence and outgoing personality. If I had more of these traits, I would probably not stress as much. To be more like Tigger, I will try to have a positive outlook on even the worst situations. After all, there is something you can get out of everything, isn't there?
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5/4/2012 01:19:17 am
For some reason, maybe it is my ability to keep a straight face when a joke is told, I have grown a reputation of this school of being an Eeyore. Some people say I don't even have emotions, but none of that is true. People who actually know me know that I can actually be quite the upbeat, cheerful person. Although this is true, I'd rather be known of as a Tigger. To do this I would have to be more of a Tigger wherever I am, whenever I am confronted. I will start by just having a smile on my face all the time.
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Jennifer Chavarro-Rogers
5/4/2012 03:51:05 am
I am both an Eeyore and a Tigger. At school, when I'm in my classes, I seem like an Eeyore. I am quiet because I just want to get my work done. But when I am with my friends, I feel completely different, and the change is obvious. I am much more happier and just glad to be with my friends. I would rather be a Tigger, being happy all the time, but I don't have good friends in all of my classes. From watching Whinnie the Pooh as a child, I never liked Eeyore as he was always sad and gloomy. It's not like I'm sad or gloomy in class, I'm jut quiet. Still, I'd rather be a Tigger and be happier all the time.
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Vishaal Sakthivelnathan
5/4/2012 09:00:29 am
I would say that I am and 1/2 Tigger and 1/2 Eeyore. It really depends on the circumstances at hand. When I play soccer with my team, i am more of a Tigger because I fell a way that nothing else makes me feel. It is a word that is too great to have a word! It is just one kind of an experience to take the ball from others, pass, and shoot for your team. How ever when I am in school, I am more of an Eeyore. When I am in a group project and people do not do their work, I get real grumpy and start being more forceful. My wish is to change at school from Eeyore to Tigger. Even though I can not fully change, I will certainly do my best to change.
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Shishir Jessu
5/5/2012 04:56:19 am
I feel that the matter of whether someone is a Tigger or an Eeyore simply depends on the circumstances. For example, if I am outside playing basketball with my friends or playing a video game, I am a Tigger. At times like these, hardly anything can go wrong and there is no reason not to be positive. It's those times where you can forget about everything that troubles you and just have fun and be in the moment.
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Madiha Rehan
5/5/2012 10:08:52 am
I think I more of a Tigger since I always see the positive side to things. I never really get jealous or act negative over things very easily. But sometimes, I do end up being an Eeyore, since I can have a negative opinion about certain things or even myself. And I can also get upset or angry really fast. So I'd say I'm about 3/4 of a Tigger and 1/4 of an Eeyore.
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Sakina Daresalamwala
5/9/2012 11:17:38 am
Don't worry, Madiha, I think you are a total Tigger. Total. You always make me laugh and you always have a positive input on things (especially when I have a problem). I think you are one of the most cheerful people I know!
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Swathi Sarathy
5/5/2012 10:17:40 am
Though I would like to say that I'm a Tigger, I can't say that I'm happy and cheerful all the time. For the most part, I'm pretty positive and try to look at things optimistically. However, I think it is in human nature to get angry, upset, or frustrated at least once in a while. Usually, stress from school makes me more of an Eeyore.
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Swathi Sarathy
5/5/2012 10:20:03 am
Oh, and I guess if I wanted to make myself more of a Tigger, I would need to learn to not get so frustrated at small things. I'm not really gaining anything by being angry, and nothing is going to change just because I'm complaining.
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Taeeun Kim
5/5/2012 02:58:09 pm
I guess I can be both a Tigger and an Eeyore. I’m most of the time all crazy, cheerful, high, and optimistic like a Tigger, but then there would be times when I’m really down, and I’m in a “Everybody hates me. I hate life,” mood. It’s not very often that I’m in that Eeyore mood, but when I am, it’s really bad. To be more like Tigger, I would make those once in a while Eeyore days just like any other crazy day by thinking and being positive. Maybe I can try to be more energetic and move around a bit.
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Sydney Stevens
5/5/2012 11:45:15 pm
I think there are times in my life when the Tigger side of me shows and times when I am more of an Eeyore. Everyday I do try to be the most Tigger-like that I can be. But, there are just some days where it seems that everything is going wrong so I choose to be very pessimistic. I don't like being this way but sometimes it seems like it's the only option. It is so much more fun to be a Tigger because your mood becomes contagious, which means that you make everyone else so much happier. So, to let the Tigger side of me show more often, I think I will not criticize every not-so-good moment in my life. Instead, I'll look at the big picture and be thankful for everything that I have and just enjoy life.
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Mukund Kuntimad
5/6/2012 12:42:30 am
I think I am a combination of Tigger and Eeyore. I am a Tigger when I have to do things I enjoy, and I am an Eeyore when I don't do things I enjoy.
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5/6/2012 12:43:16 am
I am probably a mix of both Eeyore and Tigger. For every time I was energetic and positive like Tigger, there is a time I was depressed and quiet like Eeyore. But, if i was to categorize myself into one of them, I would say I am an Eeyore since I can act pessimistic whenever I face challenges/problems. To change into a Tigger personality, I would have to start having a positive attitude and face each problem optimistically.
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Beverly Lo
5/6/2012 03:36:57 am
I would have to say I’m a mixture of both. It really depends on what day it is and what type of mood I’m in. Sometimes I’ll be the fun-loving Tigger and just want to live life the fullest and other times I’ll be the downer with an attitude who just wants to be left alone. I tend to be an Eeyore during the school year because I am so stressed, so I guess that would make me lean toward him. To try to more like Tigger during school, I would need to think more positively. By doing that, I can minimize the feeling of stress and actually get some work done.
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Raghav Kotha
5/6/2012 08:31:56 am
I think I am not either one. They are both extremes in pessimism and optimism respectively. I think I am in the middle, but in a difficult situation I tend to think about the worst thing that could happen. So I guess that qualifies me as more of an Eeyore than a Tigger. But to be more of a tigger, I should think of the best thing that could happen at all times. The positive ending..
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Payton Molina
5/7/2012 08:29:57 am
To be honest I think I can be both. But if I had to chose I think I might lean more towards Tigger because I always try to find the postitives in things. I think that's what Tigger does. He is always up beat and happy no matter what. He likes to just bounce around on his tail and show people how happy you can really be. I think I like to do that when people are sad or are having a bad day. I think that's what's really important is to try to always be happy or find the positives no matter what. If I was to try to help people become a Tigger I would make them look at the positives in their lives not the negatives. When you really think about it do you want to spend time thinking about the bad things you did instead of being positive and thinking about doing more things and moving on.
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Julia Stephenson
5/7/2012 10:38:54 am
While Tigger is often happy and Eeyore is often sad, I would definitley classify myself as and Eeyore. I never look at the bright side, and I always complain and never really am happy! I want to be more of a Tigger and I know that would mean me becoming optimistic..not good at that. To prepare being a Tigger I would definitley always try to look at the good side, not the bad, and view the glass as half full rather than half empty.
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Ali Ozymy
5/9/2012 01:03:44 am
I agree Julia, its hard to be Tigger. I think I am an Eeyore too. Being optimistic can be really difficult and sometimes its hard to be bright and happy. I would like to be more of a Tigger too!
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Yuna Oh
5/7/2012 10:47:05 am
I am a Tigger and to be Tigger, people should be positive. Even though they are in bad situation, they should not just be saddened, but think about the ways they can be happy in the situation or make the situation better. Additionally, I think being optimistic helps being positive.
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Lea Balcerzak
5/7/2012 11:34:53 am
Faced with the decision of whether I am a fun-loving Tigger or sad-sack Eeyore, I want to say Tigger, yet two things restrain me from immediately stating that. First, I think we all have a bit of both characters in our personality. Sometime we are on top of the world and approach everything with a positive look, yet other times we think we cannot get anything right. Secondly, when I watched Winnie the Pooh, I was very creeped out by the character of Tigger. I was quite the calm child. Now though, I have become a bit more crazy and I try to live my life positively like Tigger, remembering to sometimes do something that is simply fun. To those who want to be like Tigger, I would tell them to stop looking at the negative sides. And the first step would be telling yourself of all the things that you can do. When you fell like you can accomplish something, you will feel better abut yourself and you will be able to have fun to the fullest.
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John Wang
5/7/2012 01:30:23 pm
I'd consider myself more of a Tigger. I like to be funny, to the point that it annoys other people. There's always something funny in every situation, and I make it my goal to find it, no matter how much it bothers other people.
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Catherine Jackson
5/7/2012 10:14:32 pm
I am mostly a Tigger,or at least I would like to think of myself as one. I try to be positive and see the good side of things. However, this is not always possible. One way I could be more of a tigger would be to think of the beat case scenario instead of the worst one.
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maci scates
5/8/2012 12:32:03 am
I think that i can be both. sometimes i have a negative view of things and sometimes i can have a very positive view of the world.
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Claire Jordan
5/8/2012 01:29:04 am
I would say that most of the time, I am a a Tigger. Yes, sometimes I can be dull and boring, but most of the time I am fun and outgoing. I try very hard not to focus on the negative things in life. Yes, there are some down sides to my life, but life's to short to dwell on the past and the negative things. You only have one life- don't waste it.
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Taddie Cook
5/8/2012 02:53:48 am
I love how Randy talked about being a Tigger or an Eeyore. My mom talks about being a Tigger or an Eeyore often. She is always telling my dad to be a Tigger, not an Eeyore. However, she has always put me in more of a piglet role. I think I am a combination of Eeyore and Tigger. I am usually very happy and optomistic, like Tigger is. However, I am much more introverted and controled than very fun. Tigger is so outgoing, talkative and active. I am not that way as much. I have trouble just enjoying life but instead I want to control the way everything is happening around me. In order to be more Tiggerish, I would need to just enjoy life more and not worry about the rest of the world.
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Eugene Han
5/8/2012 04:11:11 am
I am definitely a Tigger. Tigger is optimistic. I am optimistic. No matter the situation, I try to percieve the perspective of others into a perspective of how it's going to HELP me. There is always a good part in a consequence. To be a tigger, one would have to be able to learn to "move on", and be happy, no matter the situation. I would hate to be an Eeyor... all depressed!
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Maddy G
5/8/2012 05:58:24 am
If you ask my friends, I'm a Tigger. I've been told I'm way too optimistic, especially about my expectations of other people. I am also a pleaser and that can be a bad thing. I like to make people happy, but in doing so, I usually sacrifice something that I really wanted in order to please another. Being a Tigger has some positive and negative affects on me...
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Neil Bhamoo
5/8/2012 07:53:28 am
I don't really know which I am, but if I had to say, then I would probably be a mix of both. I can sometimes be very sad, especially when I do bad at something, then I feel like an Eeyore. On the contrary, I sometimes do get happy (not as often as the other) and excited about things. If I wanted to be more of a Tigger, I wouldn't make myself down on my failures. Instead, I could just take them as lessons and move on, the way that Randy did with his experience in football.
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Morgan Glover
5/8/2012 08:44:47 am
I see myself as a mix between Tigger and Eeyore. Some days are way better than others, which divides my decision on which one I am. On those days where someone annoys me down to the last of my ability to keep calm, I won't try to show how annoyed I am or how much I feel like screaming at them. To be more of a Tigger, I will set those feelings aside to not make anyone else become an Eeyore for the day.
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Caden Fernando
5/8/2012 08:57:37 am
I would definitely consider myself a Tigger. I, like Professor Pausch, am a dreamer. I believe anything can happen, and I like to remain optimistic through the toughest of times. My problems are no one else's, so that should not reflect on my attitude. What's wrong with a Tigger anyways? Some may say their heads are in the clouds, they do not see the world in perspective. I can proudly disagree, in a world where anything is possible. For goodness sake; our own country was settled by a plethora of people with dreams, only dreams. I just hope we can all reach the same epiphany Randy achieved in the later stages of his life, "Why not be a Tigger?"
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Lauren Kirkley
5/8/2012 08:58:30 am
I try to be a tigger, being a tigger is definitely more fun. It allows you to be a fun-loving person that has a positive outlook on life. I would rather be the kind of person that brings out the better in people than the person that brings everyone down. Even though I may have my "Eeyore" moments, I do my best to keep a positive perspective.
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Coleman Wylie
5/8/2012 09:05:16 am
I am both a Tigger and an Eeyore. Based on my outward actions, I would classify myself as an Eeyore. I am not outgoing and I am usually quiet. But, in my mind, I am always thinking positive and optimistic thoughts about any situation I find myself in. I don't know why this is kept inside, but it is, and that makes me seem like an Eeyore to those around me.
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Yacine Issioui
5/8/2012 09:15:29 am
I would say that I am neither a Tigger nor a Eeyore. Both of them are extremes in terms of emotion. I am in the middle. I am both fun and strict at times. I can be a Tigger when I am really happy and an Eeyore when grumpy in the morning. I would like to be less of an Eeyore when tired and I can achieve this by using our fish philosophy here at school.
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Amy Roh
5/8/2012 09:31:13 am
I'd like to say I'm a Tigger, but sometimes I can be an Eeeyore. Sooo I guess I'm both. I like to have fun and see the positive sides of things but other times, things can bring me down and I dwell on it. But most of the time, I try to tell myself that life isn't supposed to be perfect and the bad things that come are going to help reshape me and make me a better person than I was before.
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Grace Lu
5/12/2012 10:59:15 am
Amy I am really inspired by your way of thinking. I am one of those people who get annoyed when things "go wrong" and I guess you can tell that's a bit ofa problem. I constantly have to tell myself that mistakes are there to shape me and make me a better person than I was before!
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Pratyusha Manthena
5/8/2012 11:02:04 am
I think that I am more of an Eeyore because I don’t really try to find the silver lining of a bad situation. I just go with. I am mostly an Eeyore because I sometimes give up when things go wrong. I just give up. However, I don’t think that is right because you should never give up, no matter how hard it is now. I think that if I try being a Tigger, I will be able to achieve more. It will allow me to think positively and let me channel my energy into a positive way as well. I would probably get more done that way too. I would start to become a Tigger by never ever giving up. I will look at everything in a positive way. I want to do this because if I have a no quit attitude, I will be able to accomplish my goal. Being a Tigger is definitely a better attitude than an Eeyore.
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Tyler Smith
5/8/2012 11:14:31 am
I am both Tigger and Eeyore. I am Tigger when I am happy because I have a lot of energy when I am happy. I am Eeyore when I am tired, and also when I have a lot of things on my plate (like this project at the same time as my L.A. project).
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Avery Pietrowiak
5/8/2012 11:48:27 am
Umm I agree with that last statement ;)
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Rahi Patel
5/8/2012 11:34:32 am
You know, you can ask any of my friend which I am, and they would say I am a Tigger. I hardly think of a negative thing at all... its always laughing and jolly, do something and don't look back at it, "just live life in the moment". True, if you were to throw me in group of people I did not know then I would try to be cheerful, but not as much as if I am with my friends. I just can't bear to think of a world where I was an Eeyore... yep, can't think if it!
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Avery Pietrowiak
5/8/2012 11:47:05 am
I feel like in everyone there is both, but some shine brighter than the other. A Tigger is the happy go lucky person that has a positive look on life. An Eeyore is someone that dwells on the past and is always concerned, a gloomy person that is very monotone. I think that there are both in everyone because the personality depends on the situation, but usually one will outshine the other. If you see, in every close friend group there is a variety of personalities that balance each other out.
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Ali Ozymy
5/8/2012 11:53:42 am
I have to say, that I really think lately I would qualify as an Eeyore. I have always managed to single out the bad in any situation. Sometimes this can be a good thing, because I see the bad in the situation and fix it. On the other hand, when I can't change the cards that I'm dealt, I just focus on that one thing. I also think, that because I am so shy, I just choose not to talk and seem a lot like an Eeyore. I think that if I could get a little more Tigger in my life, then I would be a good balance. It definaltely proves to be a problem when I act like Eeyore, and dwell on the past. I hope that based on what Randy said about the two characters, that I can learn to live more like a Tigger.
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Adreesh Roy
5/8/2012 01:38:57 pm
To start off, everyone has an Eeyore and a Tigger inside of them. There are times when we are gloomy and depressed and there are times when we are hopping around with gigantic smiles on our faces. To be honest, I would classify myself as a Tigger. I’m a social person, what can I say? I tend to brighten a lot of people’s days up, even if they had a rough morning. I love to talk to everyone and anyone, and I try my best to look at situations positively and optimistically. Honestly, I don’t think I can become much more of a Tigger, because there have been times where I have been called too much of a Tigger, because I don’t brood or ponder over my shortcomings and trivialize the effects that my faults have towards reaching my potential.
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Lauren Rudd
5/9/2012 01:04:05 am
I am a Tigger all the time, except when I don't have food. Then I get kind of cranky and bitter and mean. But if I have a plate of assorted goodies, I'm all good. You have to stay positive! Sometimes you go through bad stuff, but you have to find the good in it.
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Lauren Villanueva
5/9/2012 01:06:44 pm
I like how you relate this to food. It is also very true and I really agree with your last statement.
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Aisha Espinosa
5/9/2012 01:08:51 am
If you ask anyone that knows me really well, I'd be a mix of both Tigger and Eeyore. But to be honest, I'm more of an Eeyore than anything. Of course, there are times when I'm fun and choose to see the brighter side of things, but everybody has those moments, not just specifically happy people. It's just so happens that for me, they happen at specific times, and that makes them all the more special. I see the negative side of things because someone has to. This world can't exist without balance, and the Eeyores of the world are exactly that. I'm fine with who I am, even if other people aren't. I'm and Eeyore, with a dash of Tigger every now and then, and I wouldn't want to change it for anything.
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J.C. Humen
5/9/2012 03:07:41 am
To be honest, I think I'm more of a tigger. Granted I wasn't on the level of tigger that Randy was, but I'm a tigger nonetheless. I'm typically more outgoing and unlike eyeore am willing to get in front of people and risk embarassing myself. However, what really makes me a tigger isn't my energy, self esteem, or my uniqueness. Rather, it's my optimism. I almost always make the best of the things gone wrong and remain hopeful throughout dull situations. In the end that's what makes me a true tigger.
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5/9/2012 06:38:34 am
I think I am a Tigger, I always try to be a happy person, but sometimes I become an Eeyore, sad, droopy, and tired. My friend Whitney, helps me remain a Tigger because she is constantly hyper and bubbly. Which then spreads to me, I like laughing and having a good time. Its really fun living the life of a Tigger, I hope to maintain that attitiude all my life, and continue having fun!
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5/9/2012 06:43:41 am
I am definitely a tigger. You can ask any of my friends or family, and they would also strongly agree. I always try to make people smile, and I'm always in a happy mood! I love tiggers positive attitude. But I do sometimes have my Eeyore moments.
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Hauwa oyebanji
5/9/2012 07:14:05 am
i am tigger because i am always positive, if anything bad happen to me i try to find a positive thing that will make me feel better and i love having fun
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Anushka Limaye
5/9/2012 07:30:52 am
I think that first of all, Tigger and Eeyore aren't relative. What I mean by that is that being a tigger doesn;t make you constantly happ, or a forever optimist. You're not thrown out of the tigger group for being angry or sad one day. Eeyores are also not slways sad. They can be happy at times as well. I think that being either has more to do with how you approach problems, or 'brick walls'. Will you be the tigger that's constantly trying to get through, under, over, or around? Or will you be the Eeyore who gives up after a while? I think that I'm personally a Tigger. I try to look at the bright side of things, and although I do have my pessimistic moments, I try hard to pass the 'walls'.
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Anushka Limmaye
5/9/2012 07:32:29 am
Oh, yeah, and If I wanted to be more of tigger, I would try to be more positive all the time, and also not worry so much.
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Zachary Pranske
5/9/2012 10:50:53 am
I agree with that completely, and it's an interesting way to think about it. Just because you are a positive person doesn't mean you always have to be like that.
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Whitney Bras
5/9/2012 07:39:15 am
I am a tigger! I try and make the most out of everything I do. I feel like you should live life with no, or very few regrets. I try and seize opportunities, and to have fun. After reading this book I just have another reason to make the most out of everyday. Also, I think being optimistic is important. If you go into something telling yourself that it is going to be awful then it will be awful. If you go into something thinking about the pros instead of the cons then it will probably surprise how fun and worthwhile it will be!
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Joy Johnson
5/9/2012 08:47:59 am
I try so hard to be a tigger. I try but sometimes i cant be so happy and upbeat. Not all things in life are perfect and happy. Everyone goes through stages in their life that are not happy. If i could be more like Tigger i would try to always look at the bright side of things. Although that is troubling some times. Tigger also always has an upbeat attitude that everyone would love to have, although everyone has their Eeyore moments.
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Nithin Pingili
5/9/2012 09:14:23 am
I think I am a mix of Tigger and Eyeore. There are times when I am serious about something and other times where I just like to have fun. I think what causes this can be is what kind of mood I am in. That is if I happened to be disappointed, I would be more of an Eyeore rather than a Tigger. Also if I happen to be in an ok or happy mood, I would start acting all goofy and you might even think that it is not me, a Tigger. Other things could also affect my Eyeore or Tigger mode. Some of these causes include grades, friends, or teachers. But it I were to be more like a Tigger, I think I would be more enthusiastic, fun, and happy!
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Marisa Villanueva
5/9/2012 09:36:51 am
I am pretty sure I'm a Tigger. Except on Mondays, then I'm an eyore. But that has nothing to do with personality just lack of sleep. I feel like being a tigger means trying to find the good in everything even when it's hard to find, lifting up the people around you with your pressence and energy. Attitude is everything. If you have a good attitude about everything you are certain to enjoy more.
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Joshua Chow
5/9/2012 09:57:26 am
I think you have the right idea when you said "attitude is everything"! Thanks for the insight.
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Joshua Chow
5/9/2012 09:56:03 am
To be honest, I always feel like being Eeyore. I am always mad, sad, angry or all three at life. I feel that life is too cruel and people can make it worse. This I am sure is because I always focus on everything people do wrong. I don’t think about the things that they did right. I need to point those things out to myself and I think I would feel much happier at life and others around me. To me more like a Tigger, I would observe everything everyone did right and said right instead on focusing on the one or two things that they said or did.
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Joseph Overman
5/9/2012 10:05:53 am
I can be a Tigger or an Eeyore depending on the circumstances. It's good to be constantly fun and optimistic, but everything has a time and place. Would it be considered a good thing to be dancing around cheering at a funeral? What about on a battlefield? How about in a city that just got destroyed by some sort of natural disaster? I don't try to put a fake persona on over my feelings. If everything's going great, then I'll act happy like Tigger. If something terrible happens to myself or someone else, I'm going to act naturally. I prefer to see things as black or white. I act how I feel, and me feelings depend on the circumstances. I'm rarely, if ever, legitly depressed about something. If I am though, I admit it and let it show. If you act like Tigger 24/7, you're most likely not always being yourself.
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Zachary Pranske
5/9/2012 10:53:07 am
I think I am a black-and-white person too. I was never one to see the glass half empty or half full, it was either filled up completely or not. Sometimes you have to find the grey, but it's often pretty difficult.
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Sanjuktha Pendyala
5/9/2012 10:41:38 am
I am definitely Tigger! If you see me most of the time, I am always smiling and laughing. I am of the time positive. I think positive, I just don't like negative energy around me. Attitude is everything. If you have a good attitude, then it shows your true personality.
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Sakina Daresalamwala
5/9/2012 10:42:52 am
The difference between Tigger and Eeyore is so evident, but I truly find myself a mixture of both. If I had to choose one though, I would choose Tigger because I am more happy and bouncy and optimistic than sad and pessimistic. I know I can’t always be the optimist though, so if I wanted to be more of a Tigger I would try to look at things more cheerfully, and not always think immediately in a negative way. I would look for the good things in everybody and not focus on the things that make me irritated or sad. That way, I could become a happier person and have a more positive outlook on life.
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Zachary Pranske
5/9/2012 10:48:08 am
There is definitely an Eeyore and a Tigger in everybody. Anybody who is one or the other 100% of the time is not being themselves, because everyone's life has ups and downs. I like to think of myself as an Eeyore inside of school, not because I am depressed or sad, but because I take my work very seriously. However, outside of school I feel more like a Tigger, because that is a time it is okay to act that way.That's what I mean: there is always a Tigger and and Eeyore, but our lives change which one shows.
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christian spiller
5/9/2012 11:20:20 am
I would say that I’m not either Tigger or Eeyore I’m kind of in between I am pretty realistic but I like to see the cup as halve full.
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Alex Berend
5/9/2012 11:31:33 am
I have read other peoples answers about this, saying that Randy says to be optimistic. That is true, but he also says to be negative. He says to look at what you have and look at your potential and dreams in a postive, optimistic way, but to look at your strategies in a negative way, like he described as "eaten by wolves". Not only will thinking of the worst case scenario prepare you for even the worst, but it will make the likely more positive outcome seem even better. I cant say whether I am a Tigger or a Eeyore, probably just being somewhere in the middle. But I am happy with that, and I am sure Randy would be, too.
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Rudy Rampersad
5/9/2012 11:32:58 am
If I had to choose which character describes me better; Tigger or Eeyore, I would say neither, I am both. I say this, because I try to go through life optimistically, not shying away from new things. But if you were to come ask me “Is this glass half full, or half empty?” I would say half empty. It’s not that I’m negative or a downer, it’s just I like to be real in life. For instance, if a friend asked me how he sang and he was horrible, I would let him down as easily as possible while still getting the message across. But if I had to go completely Tigger, I guess I would just stop looking at the flaws in things and just capitalize on the good.
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Kassidy cragg
5/9/2012 11:46:25 am
I am mostly tigger but I have my eeyore moments... Very often. It really hard to be so happy all the time. It seems like if there is someone that is 100% tigger, they are really good at hidin their emotions becaus everyone goes through rough times in life and it really brings out the eeyore in us.
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Lauren Villanueva
5/9/2012 12:04:17 pm
I think I am more of a Tigger because I love to have fun and I don’t think I bring people down. I really don’t get all depressed and sad. I don’t think I am a complete Tigger though because I have my moments. There are moments all the time that I feel down but I try to get out of those times fast. If I could find the good and fun in everything I do I believe that I would be a complete Tigger.
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Nicholas Castorina
5/9/2012 12:13:33 pm
Currently, I am Tigger and Eeyore. I have happy moments and then sad moments. If I had to choose which one I'd rather be, I would pick Tigger. I think that being happy is one of the things that would be most useful in life. If you are shy and sad, you will never get as far in life as you could if you were happy, social, and optimistic. Even though sometimes I am Eeyore, I would want to be Tigger. Some things in life require a lot of courage and determination and those things you can never reach if you are shy and you are not willing to take a risk and do what you want to do in life. Randy was defiantly an Tigger because he was always so optimistic and I think that he fully understood how people should love their lives.
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Miika Jarvela
5/9/2012 01:14:53 pm
Although I do not want to admit it, I say that I am more of an Eeyore than a Tigger. I am not really “depressed” like Eeyore is. I know that I definitely am not as excited and outgoing as Tigger, so I can say that I am more on the Eeyore side. I think that being a Tigger is a good thing, though. Being positive never hurt anybody, and being negative doesn’t help ever. So if you want to be more positive, that is a very good thing. What I recommend is to try new things, face your fears, and then don’t think about what anybody else has to say or think. Just do things spontaneously; if they make everybody laugh at you, so what? What does it matter if they think something about you? In reality, it doesn’t matter at all. You worry about you. Let everybody else were about themselves. Be a Tigger when you can.
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Selase Buatsi
5/9/2012 02:09:09 pm
Miika. I think it's cool that you think so highly of Tigger even though you see yourself to be an Eeyore. However I don't believe that being negative never helps. Sometime you have to be negative to motivate yourself, or to get a point across. I usually use negativity to motivate myself. I think it's actually quite helpful. Being optimistic isn't going to help you all the time.
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Selase Buatsi
5/9/2012 02:17:32 pm
If I had to describe myself using Tigger and Eeyore I would say I am more like Tigger. Tigger is almost always happy and upbeat. His attitude affects everyone around him, except for Eeyore. I had a discussion about Eeyore at lunch one day. We were trying to decide of Eeyore was depressed or just sad. I decided that he was depressed. We established that being depressed is when you’re so sad, and you think that your life can never get better. I don’t feel that way. I love my life. However I see the Tigger and Eeyore question to be more of an optimist pessimist question. Honestly I think I am a realist, I try to keep things real. I don’t like to be optimistic about things that involve work because I know that it won’t motivate me in anyway. I would say that I’m not pessimistic, but sometimes I do freak out unnecessarily. Even though I consider myself to be a mix of Tigger and Eeyore, a Tiggore, but to answer this question I would go with Tigger because I like to have fun. I can be serious, but I think I may prefer having fun a little more than being serious.
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Dhathri Bobba
5/9/2012 09:28:02 pm
If you ask me whsat I am, I would say I am an eeyore. I am always look at everything negatively. I never truly thinkl hopefully and I always guess that the worst possible thing happened, but I also make myself happy with this state of mind. When you expect the worst, you will always be happy with anything you get, but when you are a tigger and you get something less than what you expected, you will be heartbroken with your failure.
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Josh Fink
5/9/2012 11:47:17 pm
I wouldn’t classify myself as a tigger. I’m more relaxed, calm, and patient, rather than outgoing and always excited. But I love to have fun and always be active. So I think i’m definitely not an Eeyore. Sometimes I bet I come off a little quiet, but once I get to know you I become more talkative. To be more of a tigger, I think should always just be myself, and to try to not always please others but to have fun. Instead of trying to make everything perfect, I should probably just be more positive and know things will work out. Ms. Neal says I’m more of winnie the pooh; the wise guy, and a hard worker. Winnie is a great guy, so i’ll take it.
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Sujay Adhikari
5/10/2012 12:14:43 am
I think I am more tigger than eeyore. I try to be optimistic and keep a positive attitude, but sometimes I have my eeyore moments. Usually when I have a lot of things to do then I can tend to become an eeyore. Some thngs that I could do to become less of an eeyore, would be lightening up a little, and be more optimistic.
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Paige Worthington
5/10/2012 08:38:58 am
I think that everyone has two sides. Sometimes they don't show that they're a tigger in front of people that they don't know but it is still there. So although i think that i am a tigger, others that don't know me that well might think otherwise.
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Isabelle Garza
5/10/2012 11:33:11 am
Well this is a tough one! I would love to say that I am a tigger all the time but i cant. I really try to be optomistic and happy but sometimes there are situations where it is completly appropriate to be an eeyore. If you asked my friends i think they would say I am more of an eeyore, not because I am negative but because I will be the one to tell it how it is. I am a realist. To be a tigger i should look at the positive side of the situation before the negative. I should also dream more. I am so hung up on what is possible and if the situation even makes sense that i forget to loosen up and just try something new and exciting like tigger would.
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Michelle Zhang
5/10/2012 12:28:22 pm
I think I'd like to be more of a Tigger because he just loves life. He has so much happiness and laughter and fun inside him that you see it and you just know that he likes to live life to the fullest and not care about what anyone else thinks or wants him to do. To be more of a Tigger, I think that you just need to stop worrying about what other people want you to do and start concentrating on doing what makes you happy because then you'll live a happy life and be fun and not be morose and depressed like Eeyore.
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Vishnu Kunadharaju
5/10/2012 12:45:08 pm
Well sometimes I can be a tigger but not all the time. On some occasions I can be a eeyore. But I strive to be a tigger. I always want to be happy in life and then I want to be optimistic about life. I do not want to live life with a sad face. I mean where is the fun in that. But if you live life with a happy face then your life will be amazing. And you better believe it.
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Myles Paschall
5/10/2012 12:57:40 pm
I would say I am more like tigger. I am out going, bright and i always love having fun. I am very entergetic like tigger and I try my best to make everyones day. I also love pooh! That also puts me on the Tigger side.
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Katy Hensel
5/10/2012 01:27:42 pm
I would most definitely say that I am a Tigger. On a normal basis, I am a pretty happy person, but of course we all have those days. The more joyful you are, the happier people all around you are. If you go through life all negative, people aren't going to want to be friends with you. I strive to be as much of a TIgger as I can, and to do that I remind myself that being negative about life isn't going to fix anything.
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Elbio Guedilla
5/10/2012 10:19:21 pm
I am both a tigger and an eeyore because I am happy all the time except when there is something serious going on.
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Jariah De La Garza
5/12/2012 08:49:27 am
TIGGER.It's impossible for me to hold a grudge or be sad for the extended amounts of time eeyore does. Life seems easier if your not holding on to the bad things that happened in the past.You can also make it hard on others by being down or grumpy , so its best to optimistic not just for yourself but for others.
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Zane Erickson
5/13/2012 05:54:45 am
I consider myself a Tigger because i am very positive. For people who are Eyeore's they need to gain a more positive outlook on life and be happy.
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