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Nostalgia, research shows, can foster positive mood, protect against anxiety and stress, and boos creativity. It can heighten optimism, deepen empathy, and alleviate boredom.
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The belief that optimism will get you to where you want to go faster is deeply embedded in popular culture…
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…even if optimism helps you in that situation, there must be limits to how much it helps.
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If it’s a twenty-foot leap, there’s no way you’re better off with optimism than with a realistic calibration of your confidence.
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Optimism unchecked by realism prevents you from quitting when you ought to walk away.
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What is true for grit is true for optimism. Optimism gets you to stick to things that are worthwhile. But optimism also gets you to stick to things that are no longer worthwhile. And life’s too short to do that.
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Compared with games, reality is depressing. Games focus our energy, with relentless optimism, on something we’re good at and enjoy.
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…the right kind of failure feedback is a reward. It makes us more engaged and more optimistic about our odds of success.
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…when we can enjoy our own failure, we can spend more time suspended in a state of urgent optimism – the moment of hope just before our success is real, when we feel inspired to try our hardest and do our best.
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Flourishing isn’t about pleasure or satisfaction; it’s about living up to our fullest potential. And to truly flourish, we have to be optimistic about our own abilities and opportunities for success.
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