According To Studies, Optimistic People Have The Opportunity To Live Up To 85 Years

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JAKARTA - According to research published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, people who are optimistic are likely to live longer.

The study found that women with high levels of optimism had 11-15 percent longer life spans than those who tended to be pessimistic. Optimists have a high chance of living to be 85 years or more.

What is an optimistic person like? So they tend to think positively when facing problems in life, be it career, financial, love, and so on. They also have a positive outlook on a good future.

The study also considered socioeconomic status, health conditions, depression, smoking, social involvement, poor diet, and alcohol consumption.

Being optimistic doesn't mean ignoring your stressors. But when faced with problems, they don't blame themselves and see obstacles as something that will last only temporarily.

Optimists also believe that they have control over their destiny and are capable of creating opportunities for good things in the future.

Said neurologist Richard Davidson, professor of psychiatry at Wisconsin-Madison University, launching CNN Indonesia, Saturday, March 20, optimism is one of the important psychological dimensions that emerged because it shows some very interesting associations with health.

Richard also added other positive things that can support, namely attention, compassion, kindness, and having a strong life purpose.

Indeed, being optimistic provides many benefits for life. For example, you will have a better love life, get sick less often or recover quickly when you are sick, and have the ability to live a more peaceful life. Because positive thoughts can ultimately lead someone to success and can do assignments with satisfying results.