Trained Optimism

Ester G. Reeves

Some people seem to expect good outcomes without ever ignoring the facts in front of them. That balance is not a personality trait handed to a lucky few, it is a set of habits anyone can build. This is how: catching the automatic negative prediction before it hardens into belief, weighing evidence honestly instead of bracing for the worst, and practicing the specific mental moves that turn cautious hope into a steady, working outlook.