Optimism and the heart: what a meta-analysis of 230,000 people found
More optimistic people had a lower risk of heart disease and of death during the study period. But what does this mean, and what does it not mean?
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How we explain failures to ourselves: explanatory style and learned optimism
Two people suffer the same failure. One says "I am useless", the other "this time I did not prepare well". The difference seems small, but it shapes what they do next.