Optimism
Is optimism the quiet force behind resilience and rising again?
4.7 (24)
50 mins
Discover how optimism, when practiced consciously, helps people bounce back from failure and view adversity with strength. Learn how even inherited pessimism can be rewired through techniques like positive reappraisal and explanatory style
Ep 1:
The Confidence Loop
Discover how an optimistic mindset fuels self-esteem and reshapes reality itself, plus the hidden cognitive bias that makes optimists both powerful and dangerously overconfident.
Ep 2:
Wisdom From the Dalai Lama on Hope
The Dalai Lama's timeless wisdom reveals how reframing adversity and understanding explanatory style can transform struggle into lasting strength and happiness.
Ep 3:
Bouncing Back Stronger
From a groundbreaking 9/11 resilience study to shocking dogs in a psychology lab, explore how positive emotions and optimism shatter learned helplessness.
Ep 4:
When Optimism Backfires
Optimism can win games and boost performance, but in law and life it can also blind us to risk—learn where the line lies.
Ep 5:
Rewiring Your Optimistic Brain
Can pessimists rewire themselves for hope? Journey into the neuroscience of optimism and discover how your brain physically changes when you choose positivity.
Discussions (17)
Mateo
Level 6 · 9 mo agoBro really said lawyers are successful cause theyre professional haters. Meanwhile entrepreneurs are just gaslighting themselves into a tax bracket change. I respect the play
Scarlett
Level 9 · 9 mo agoThe planning fallacy explains my massive to listen pile! I always overestimate my free time when buying CDs, but I usually end up replaying the Titanic soundtrack for the fourth time this week.
Andy
Level 5 · 9 mo agoSo successful people are just delusional narcissists who get lucky? XD Calling it 'optimistic bias' is a joke. It’s not talent, just ignoring reality. Typical fluff for gullible listeners 😂
