See the glass as half full

If theres one trait that goes handinhand with happiness, its optimism. People who think positively are less likely to feel depressed, more productive at work, and generally healthier than their doomandgloom counterparts. That said, its important to be both optimistic and realistic instead of just blindly positive In fact, forcing ourselves to feel overthetop positive may do more harm than good, especially for those of us more prone to cynical thinking.. People with a healthy combination of optimism and realism dont let unhappy thoughts bring them down, but they use their realistic outlook to make smart decisions and actions. Talk about the best of both worlds.