Like it or not, we humans tend to accentuate the negative, a concept known as “negativity bias.” For example, dwelling on unpleasant encounters more than positive ones, responding more strongly to ...

We’ve all heard it, “Don’t be so negative!” Or “Try to be more positive!” We learned to give each other these false consolations and advise them this way from generations upon generations of thinking ...

A positive optimist promotes a vision of a better future to motivate people to strive for it. A negative optimist also hopes for a better future but focuses on what keeps us from achieving it.