Optimism and Mortality

Optimists were also found to have fewer physical and emotional health problems, less pain and increased energy. And they generally felt more peaceful, happier and calmer than the pessimists. Another study examined the autobiographies of 180 catholic nuns that were written when the women first entered a convent. They lived much longer than their colleagues whose writing was more negative. A positive attitude is so important because it bustor immune system and therefore our ability to fight illness.