SUCCESS: Do pessimists live longer? A study from the American Psychological Association reveals pessimists outlive optimists

Earlier this year, research published by the American Psychological Association showed that pessimists— because of their penchant for seeing life through a grim lens—take steps to improve their health, and thus tend to live longer than optimists. In addition, senior citizens who overestimated how happy they would be in five years were found to have…