Optimism is contagious-Positive!

Optimism is catching! Researchers at Notre Dame have found that students who had previously reported having a gloomy outlook but happened to have  been placed with a roommate with a more positive view on life, were more likely to report having a more positive outlook themselves after 6 months of living with their roommate. Those living with a more positive roommate in general also had a higher level of resilience- a stronger ability to bounce back when faced with a setback. The researchers even described it in terms of students "infecting" each other's personalities to cause them to become more positive or negative. They also came to the conclusion that gaining a positive outlook can be learned like a language. I realize that learning languages isn't always easy but I'm hoping that at least in terms of learning positivity this blog can act as a start! :)

To read the article I got the information from click here.