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Optimism

By Adam Rifkin

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. ~Winston Churchill

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Rethinking the Placebo Effect: How Our Minds Actually Affect Our Bodies | Brain Pickings

How to deal with negative people, from UCLA's Mark Goulston

Why the World Is Better Than Ever... and Will Get Better Still...

When you peak at everything, according to science...

The Sweet Emotional Life of Bees

Be Good To Each Other. Because Aliens. [web comic by Nate Swinehart]

The 'Tyranny' of Positive Thinking Can Threaten Your Health and Happiness

Harvard-trained researcher Shawn Achor told Oprah the 5-step secret to happiness, including breathing and the happy secret to better work.

Habits of Highly Emotionally Intelligent People, by Dr Travis Bradberry

How To Make Life Spectacular: 4 Rituals Backed By Research, by David Niven and Eric Barker

Emilia Lahti, Sisu, and the Glossary of Happiness by the Positive Lexicography Project, via the New Yorker

How Mentally Strong People Avoid False Beliefs

We haven't had an earthquake lately.

How To Get More Energy: 8 New Secrets Backed By Research

Six Characteristics of the Highly Effective Staff Officer by Andrew Evan McCoy

We need a 'space race' approach to saving the planet.

What Are The Top 10 Positive Emotions? by Kari Henley

The scientists with reasons to be cheerful

How To Use Failure To Your Advantage, by Dr Travis Bradberry

YANSS 60: How to turn your fears and anxieties into positivity and productivity with cognitive reframing...

Why I'm Always Late - Wait But Why

When talking to yourself, be an optimist, not a pessimist. ~from How To Increase Mental Toughness: 4 Secrets Of Navy SEALs And Olympians

The Flip Side of Optimism About Life on Other Planets, by Dennis Overbye, New York Times

Self-Compassion "More Robust" than Positivity and Self-Esteem Research

The most common biases that affect business decisions, in one chart

20 Saddening but Inspiring Quotes from 'The Diary of Anne Frank'

Science Says These Two Techniques Will Keep You Cool Under Pressure | TIME

The Two Techniques You Can Learn From Naturally Happy People | TIME

Rethink Negative Experiences to Develop a More Optimistic Outlook

Be lucky. It's an easy skill to learn.

Seven Habits of Optimistic People

Optimist: Someone who figures that taking a step backward after taking a step forward is not a disaster, more like a Cha-Cha.

Stop Being So Positive - HBR

Shawn Achor Harvard Research Reveals A Fun Way To Be More Successful: Raise Your Level of Happiness and Deepen Your Optimism

How To Turn Character Flaws Into Strengths With One Easy Mental Trick

How To Stop Negative Thoughts From Getting You Down

The Problem with Positive Thinking

Are You Only as Young as You Feel? | TIME

Marc Andreessen on Why Optimism Is Safest Bet

7 Ways to Get Rid of Negative Energy and Become Positive

The Habits Of Supremely Happy People

Optimists vs. Pessimists: Who’s Right? | TIME

Dogs can be pessimists too

Carl you're going to get out there and you're going to catch that red dot.

How to be optimistic, according to science - The Week

How to Be Optimistic: 4 Steps Backed By Research | TIME

How To Be Optimistic: 4 Steps Backed By Research

The 8 Things The Happiest People Do Every Day

Optimism, Laughter May Bring Long Life - US News

Proof That Things Can Always Get Worse

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