Whether you consider yourself a positive person—like actor Jason Sudeikis’s 2020 Golden Globe-winning character, Ted Lasso—or a Negative Nelly, there will always be times when you will feel weighted down by worry.
That load doesn’t just sink your happy thoughts; it can also take a toll on your health. A 2019 study on optimism conducted by a team of researchers from Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health found that a positive attitude is associated with an 11 percent to 15 percent longer lifespan and a greater chance of living to or past the age of 85.
