The benefits – and dangers – of optimism
Why you should (almost) always look on the bright side of life
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IT PAYS to be an optimist. Upbeat types tend to be in better health.
A meta-analysis by Alan Rozanski, a cardiologist, and his co-authors found that optimism was associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular events. They also tend to be resilient.
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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