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Optimism

the cut podcast May 26, 2021

The Other Side of OptimismFor her last episode with The Cut podcast, Avery Trufelman explores optimism through hardship.

By the Cut
the cut podcast Aug. 19, 2020

Listen to the First Episode of The Cut Podcast NowEvery Wednesday, starting today.

By the Cut
science of us Oct. 30, 2018

I Knew There Was More to Life Than All Those Guys Blogging About Stoicism“Be cheerful. Enjoy your life.”

By Edith Zimmerman
science of us Sept. 20, 2017

Does Happiness Really Make You Healthier? It Depends on Where You LiveA new study makes the case that the effect varies by culture.

By Olivia Campbell
Dec. 27, 2016

What Good Is Hope?Does optimism make you foolish, human, or both?

By Drake Baer
Nov. 30, 2016

It’s Possible to Train Yourself to Be More OptimisticHaving a positive outlook is a teachable skill.

By Cari Romm
Sept. 30, 2016

Bees May Have Feelings, and They’re Happiest With a Sugary SnackBees and I have that in common.

By Cari Romm
optimism Sept. 28, 2016

How Relentless Optimism Can Hurt Sick PeopleIf you want to help a friend who’s sick, don’t force them to feel a certain way.

By Jesse Singal
Sept. 9, 2016

You Should Visualize Positive and Negative Outcomes More OftenThis stuff has a woo-woo reputation, but it works if you know how to do it.

By Jesse Singal
expectations versus reality Nov. 12, 2015

How Being Optimistic in Your Teens Comes Back to Haunt You in Your 30sSo no one told you life was gonna be this way?

By Melissa Dahl
Oct. 21, 2015

A Nobel Prize–Winning Economist on Life in 2015What a time to be alive (but really).

By Melissa Dahl
social psychology July 21, 2015

If Daniel Kahneman Had a Magic Wand He’d Rid the Human Race of Overconfidence Overestimating one’s own skills creates a false sense of security.

By Melissa Dahl