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How Optimism Helps You Achieve Goals With Less Stress

By Shanna B. Tiayon — 2021

A new study finds that optimistic students are more likely to succeed.

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How to Be Hopeful, Even When It’s Really, Really Hard

As uncomfortable as it may feel, pushing ourselves to imagine that better future may be a crucial way for us to maintain some semblance of mental well-being—now and whenever that beautiful future does arrive.

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Sarah Jacoby
2020
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A cure for bad days: how I’m living my worst life the best that I can

After my husband died, a silly catchphrase became a lifeline for me. Instead of wishing for a reality I couldn’t have, I embraced the circumstances I was dealt.

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Katie Hawkins-Gaar
2022
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Learned Optimism: Is Martin Seligman’s Glass Half Full?

This article is about the Learned Optimism concept and its benefits, as well as how you can start to change your mindset and life.

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Catherine Moore
2021
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How to Train Your Brain to Be More Optimistic

The glass is half full—here’s how to see it that way.

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Brianna Steinhilber
2017
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What Are Character Strengths?

Determining and utilizing your character strengths has the potential to not only improve health and well-being but also can be used to enhance job performance and improve academic success.

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Sherri Gordon
2020
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By Now, Burnout Is a Given

The pandemic has stripped our emotional reserves even further, laying bare our unique physical, social, and emotional vulnerabilities.

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Lucy McBride, MD
2021
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Looking on the Bright Side May Be Good for Your Health

A number of recent long-term studies has linked greater optimism to a lower risk of developing cardiovascular disease and other chronic ailments and to fostering “exceptional longevity.”

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Jane E. Brody
2020
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6 Ways Optimism Positively Impacts Your Health

Be healthier through one simple choice every day: be optimistic

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Michele Rosenthal
2015
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What Is Optimism?

The mental attitude characterized by hope and confidence in success and a positive future.

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Elizabeth Scott
2020
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