The health and resilience benefits of optimism
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The Economist
Summary
This article discusses the benefits of optimism, citing research that optimists tend to have better health outcomes (including lower risk of cardiovascular events) and greater resilience. It contrasts optimists, who view setbacks as temporary and externally caused, with pessimists, who see failures as reflections of their own enduring weaknesses.
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· 3 pulledUpbeat types tend to be in better health.
Optimism was associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular events.
Optimists are likely to see setbacks as temporary and attributable to external circumstances, whereas pessimists regard reverses as a verdict on their own enduring weaknesses.
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