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Disputing changes one's explanatory style: the way in which the speaker views and explains events affecting things in the world
Historically, with all else controlled, politicians with a positive explanatory style are more likely to win elections than those with a negative explanatory style
Athletes with a positive explanatory style generally perform better after defeat than will those with a negative explanatory style. In an experiment, optimistic Olympic swimmers improved their event time after a negative external event, while pessimistic swimmers actually performed worse after a negative external event
Disputing thoughts helps prevent the symptoms of anxiety and depression in real-world populations including college students
For more information, read Learned Optimism, by Martin Seligman. (Free Press, 1998.)
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