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Text of article ties pessimism, not bad temper, to higher earnings and longevity. Ideally you have a full emotional toolbox. If you're always optimistic you'll
by brlewis 10y ago
Text of article ties pessimism, not bad temper, to higher earnings and longevity.
Ideally you have a full emotional toolbox. If you're always optimistic you'll blind yourself to risks. If you're always pessimistic you'll blind yourself to opportunities.
- boznz 10y agoFully agree and makes a nice MOTD to boot
- rjdevereux 10y agoYes, this is skipping over overlapping theories in the field like explanatory style and learned helplessness.
- ignasl 10y agoThis is great common sense thinking. We have all the different emotions for a reason. You can even think of them as the tools. Right tool for the right job as programmers love to say. If someone follows article's "scientific" advice and stays angry all the time it will just become really stressful for him. I think if you are really dissatisfied with something it's best to burst out in anger and forget about it after few minutes. At least that's how I use this anger tool :)