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Myq Kaplan's avatar

dear sophie,

thank you for all of this, and especially this:

"The last thing I want to say to you is this: there’s a difference between optimism and hope. Optimism is choosing to believe that things will turn out well, while hope is focusing on the paths that are, indeed, possible, and taking the physical and mental steps towards clearing those paths. Optimistic people don’t fare much better than pessimistic people in terms of long-term health outcomes and overall survival. Hopeful people, though, do. This is science."

thank you for science and love!

love

myq

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Claire's avatar

Thank you for this. But I thought Obama won in 2008 (I am in the UK so may just be confused!).

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