Ryan_Holiday comments on Doublethink (Choosing to be Biased) - Less Wrong

33 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 14 September 2007 08:05PM

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Comment author: Ryan_Holiday 14 September 2007 11:43:18PM 0 points [-]

Does having an explanatory style personality (ie delusional optimism) lead to reduced rates of depression and increased happiness?

http://www.psych.nyu.edu/oettingen/OETTINGEN1995EXPLANATORY.PDF