One guarantee about being a human is that at some point or other, we'll all be dealt some bad hands and some struggles in our lives. We can't always control the terrible things that happen to us, but the one thing we can control is how we explain those events to ourselves, and what we make them mean in our lives. Those who decide to look for the good in those terrible moments—aka, optimists—can be thought of as naive or unrealistic, but in reality, choosing to see the best in the world has a critical impact on our happiness, performance, and life satisfaction. Optimists live longer, happier, healthier lives on average and when they win, they win big. The bad stuff is part of life no matter what, but if you want to be happy and fulfilled, you need to ask yourself what kind of story about your life do you want to tell?

 

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