Pragmatist & Realist

[Wayne]

These two attitudes seem an awful lot a like to me. How can you tell the difference?

Thanks! 

[John Roth]

These two attitudes seem an awful lot a like to me. How can you tell the difference?

Thanks! 

Pragmatist is the assimilation attitude, Realist is the exalted Action attitude. There are a lot of differences.

A realist evaluates things in terms of what action can realistically be taken (and yes, I know that's repeating the word, but if you've heard someone say "realistically..." enough times...). A pragmatist zeros in on whatever seems to be important, whether or not it requires action.

The negative poles are quite different. Realist: +objective -subjective. Pragmatist: +Practical, -Dogmatic.

Pragmatists can slide to any of the other attitudes; Realists only slide to Cynic.

HTH

John Roth

[jk]

I have been channeled as Pragmatist sliding to Realist. I can validate that. If I should summarise Pragmatist, a phrase "whatever works (best)" comes to mind. I.e. what is the most effective approach to the problem? I use this a lot in my work (but not limited to) which is very much concerned with logical problem solving and solution finding. I.e. - choose the right tool for the job.
Realist would be someone who "sees all the sides of the problem, the big picture". I use this most in personal life, my own and those who ask me for advice, but also at work (for example when people with different communication styles cannot find a common language or are getting lost in details).