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Recent research suggests an optimistic state comes from a series of active inner processes, psychological somersaults. That's good news because it means that optimism—like other skills such as putting on eyeliner or hitting a tennis ball—is something we can improve with practice.
Here are five exercises rooted in scientific studies to help train your brain for optimism.
How to Be an Optimist
Lise Funderburg argues that optimism isn't the refuge of bubbleheads; it's a scientifically proven way to get happier, healthier and even catnippier to the opposite sex.
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From the February 2002 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
