Knowing how to be more positive is easier said than done. Luckily, these expert tips on building optimism should naturally get you there.

Need help looking forward to things after the last year? Here are 17 expert-approved ways to be more positive right now, according to psychologists.

Negative events feel more psychologically intense than positive ones, thanks to a cognitive tendency called the negativity bias. That’s true even when events are of equal weight.

Being positive every day takes work! Retrain your brain with 29 positivity tips. Having a positive attitude and being optimistic can feel really daunting. But as with most things in life, little ...

Before you can strengthen your mindset with positive beliefs, you must identify the negative ones. This is because negative thoughts (negative self-talk) will prevent you from achieving your goals.

It’s hard not to be negative about the current tone of public discourse. The drone of ill will in all forms of media seems ubiquitous in our times. I occasionally get disgusted with it and must ...

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Here’s how to be more positive. Negativity bias may have evolved to help us survive. But it also can ramp up our anxiety. May 6, 2025. 6 min. Summary (George Wylesol for The Washington Post) ...