Being miserable has its upsides | Oliver Burkeman

Whatever explains Japan’s chart-topping life expectancy, it isn’t being really chipper all the time For critics of positive thinking like me, as well as for plain old curmudgeons (also like me, to be fair), it’s an awkward truth that an optimistic outlook does seem to lead to a healthier life. Scientists, with their annoying fixation on facts, have published study after study suggesting that an upbeat attitude protects you from cancer, heart disease and stroke. In one big analy