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no wiggle room there. The optimist‘s self-talk is quite the
opposite. Not all the time, no particular place, not my
fault.
7. Become A Temporary Optimist
When you approach life with optimism, you are more
likely to notice patterns, make connections, and
experience those magic moments, but hey, if you can’t do
that you can become a temporary optimist instead.
Here are some stats published by Time Magazine in
late 2021.
• Optimists are 40% more likely than pessimists to get
a job promotion in the next year.
• Pessimists report feeling stressed about money 145
days more than optimists in any given year.
• People with a positive style are 13% less likely to have
a heart attack than those with a negative style.
• 80% of the human population is inherently
optimistic.
• Optimistic men and women are more than 50% more
likely to reach age 85 than their negative
counterparts.
• Pessimists are five times more likely to get burned
out than optimists.
• Optimists are six times more likely to be highly
engaged at work than pessimists.
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