Adaptive Confidence

- the ability to bounce back from stress (both biological and psychological) i.e. dust yourself off and move on!

Although genetics play a role for those who live unusually long, NPR ran a short story about how the trait of adaptive confidence may have an even bigger impact. And scientific studies have shown this: people with the "glass half empty" mentality on average passed away 7.5 years earlier than their optimistic counterparts.

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The next question becomes...can one train to improve adaptive confidence, so that one wouldn't have to take medication for stress-induced high blood pressure? Talk about a more active patient!