The new science of optimism and longevity
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The new science of optimism and longevity
Research has shown a staggering number of health benefits associated with dispositional optimism, from improvements in cardiovascular health, to how quickly wounds heal, to slower disease progression.
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Optimists are normally cheerful and happy, and therefore popular; they are resilient in adapting to failures and hardships, their chances of clinical depression are reduced, their immune system is stronger, they take better care of their health, they feel healthier than others and are in fact likely to live longer.
Daniel Kahneman • Thinking, Fast and Slow
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If optimism shapes reality, and helps people progress more quickly, and if progress has brought improvements in health, lifespan, happiness, equality, and a host of other measures that matter, then more optimism is good.
Packy McCormick • Optimism
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Optimism is associated with exceptional longevity in 2 epidemiologic ...
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Optimism is associated with better physical health. Emotions like joy, gratitude, and hope significantly boost our well-being.[8] We need plenty of positive emotions in our portfolio. They should outnumber the negative ones.[9] Yet overweighting our emotional investments with too much positivity brings its own dangers. The imbalance can inhibit lea
... See moreDaniel H. Pink • The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward
Si l’on observe la manière dont les gens perçoivent les événements de leur vie, apprécient la qualité du moment vécu et construisent leur futur en surmontant les obstacles grâce à une attitude ouverte et créative, les optimistes possèdent un avantage indéniable sur les pessimistes : un grand nombre de données montrent qu’ils réussissent mieux aux e
... See moreMatthieu Ricard • Plaidoyer pour le bonheur (French Edition)
Optimism is the meta that defines the rate of progress, and progress translates into longer, healthier, wealthier, and happier lives for more people.
Packy McCormick • Optimism
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Optimism is the meta that defines the rate of progress, and progress translates into longer, healthier, wealthier, and happier lives for more people.
Packy McCormick • Optimism
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