The psychiatrist Rojas Marcos points out that optimism can be innate or learned, and that it can be achieved with training . In his book The Force of Optimism , he even speaks of societies or historical times more optimistic than others. In fact, that we are born with a predisposition to see the bottle half full does not mean that growing up in a negative environment we keep it. The same is true of born fatalists, who are capable of developing an optimistic temperament if they live in a conducive environment. Learning to feel and think positive is an extremely profitable investment to face adversity and be happy.
Is optimism genetic?
This is how an hour of walking through nature influences your brain
After a 60-minute walk in nature, activity in brain regions involved in stress processing decreases, a new study concludes.
Feeling alone and unhappy accelerates aging more than tobacco
They conclude that psychological factors, such as feeling unhappy, lonely or desperate, add up to 1.65 years to biological age, more than smoking.
Silencing notifications does not make you look less at your mobile (on the contrary)
The fact that we 'turn off' the phone notifications increases what is called 'psychological distress', especially with all those people who always feel 'afraid of missing something important'.
Transition from childhood to adolescence: when children stop being children
One of the most complex moments to face on an emotional level for many is the arrival of adolescence. Specifically, the passage from childhood to adolescence.
Transition from childhood to adolescence: when children stop being children
One of the most complex moments to face on an emotional level for many is the arrival of adolescence. Specifically, the passage from childhood to adolescence.