Permanence. Optimists believe that when they lose or experience setbacks, these disappointments are temporary rather than permanent. Pervasiveness. Unlike pessimists who let their doubts and troubles affect every area of their lives, optimists are able to put their problems in a “box” and not let them distract them. Personalization. Optimists internalize victories and externalize defeats. We played great today. We deserved to win. They were lucky tonight. We’ll win tomorrow. The pessimist does just the opposite. We were lucky to win tonight. It’s all my fault we lost. I’m a worthless loser. It
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