Participating in the market will make you more optimistic by default. It’s time to lean into it.
With the proliferation of social media and the abundance of 24/7 news channels, it may feel like you are inundated with stories that evoke strong negative emotions. This isn’t a feeling, it’s reality. Researchers have noted that negative news headlines garner more traction and dissemination than positive ones and social media’s algorithms exacerbate negative or rage posts.[1] [2] [3] We can’t even blame ourselves for being susceptible to it. Negative feedback is an evolutionary positive trait that has essentially kept humans from doing catastrophic actions that jeopardize our species.[4] It is little wonder why algorithms designed to exploit this have worked so well. But being perpetually negative and pessimistic has costs. Entrenched pessimism can lead to poorer health outcomes over the long-term.[5] The world is actively trying to make you pessimistic, and that pessimism has a real cost. So, what is the antidote?
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