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Pessimists: The world is better than you think. Your brain makes you think otherwise

Jeff Stibel, Special to USA TODAY Comments Off on Pessimists: The world is better than you think. Your brain makes you think otherwise

We are pessimistic because our brains have a quirk called "availability bias." When we see something negative it keeps us from putting it in context.

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