Benefits of optimism:
1. Better health
Being pessimistic means being more likely to get infectious diseases, be unhealthy, and die earlier.
2. More accomplishments
Teams with a better mood and optimism win their games much more often than others. Also, pessimistic beliefs about the world and others lead to poorer sports performance.
3. Perseverance
Optimists don't give up as easily as pessimists on the way to their goal. Some multi-millionaires have gone bankrupt several times before succeeding.
4. Emotional health
For depressed patients, studies have shown that 12 weeks of intensive cognitive therapy (ICT) works much better than any type of medication.
5. Longevity
Numerous studies show that optimism has a positive effect on therapy and life expectancy.
6. Less stress
Optimists are also much less stressed than pess
imists. Optimists tend to believe in themselves and their abilities - they see negative events as minor obstacles to their goal.
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