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A new study of 25,000 adults shows that hope is one of the most powerful predictors of well-being & flourishing - and crucially, it is a skill that can be learned and improved on throughout life. (self.futurology)

submitted 1 week ago by Lugh to c/futurology

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Hope might seem like an intangible thing to measure, but we can certainly measure the lack of it. Rising suicides and opioid deaths are just one facet of that.

Many people in the Western world see their part of the world as declining and getting more dystopian. Hope seems to be in decline. Odd, as if society were reconfigured, there's the possibility of abundance ahead with robots and AI doing most of the work.

Maybe it's a case of the darkest hour is just before the dawn?

Hope and the Life Course: Results From a Longitudinal Study of 25,000 Adults

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[–] JoshuaBrusque@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Lying to yourself is a powerful tool, yes!

[–] metaStatic@kbin.earth 6 points 1 week ago

in order the best medicines are Laughter, Placebo, and obscene wealth.

[–] z3rOR0ne@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago

Lol, don't get too positive now, reel in that optimism.