Realistic Optimists = More Sucess and Happiness

 

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/26/realistic-optimists_n_3816827.html

"These realistic optimists may get the best of both worlds, using their realism to perform better at work and elsewhere, but aren't getting bogged down by unhappiness"said Sophia Chou. 


"Realistic optimists tend to choose accuracy over self-enhancement; the unrealistic optimists tend to choose self-enhancement,"

"Interestingly, the realistic optimists also got better grades, on average, than their less grounded peers -- probably because they didn't delude themselves into thinking they would do well without studying or working hard,"

"They are more prone to anxiety than their completely unrealistic peers. That's likely because they recognize the possibility of failure,"

"...more self-control and control over their interpersonal relationships".