Is the glass half empty or half full? Some say the question itself doesn’t matter as much as the potential for the glass to fill up. If a person tries believing that everything could go their way, even if only by a slight chance, it can make for a happier life.

Journalist Katie Couric recently interviewed her dear friend Danny Meyer, an author, business leader, and founder of the popular Shake Shack restaurant chain. Among many topics, they discussed the idea that choosing (when possible) optimism over pessimism can not only lead to a happier life, but can potentially lead to a longer one.

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In an Instagram reel, Couric describes her friend and shares that they “talked about everything from failure and leadership to the power of optimism.” She asked him, “Have you always been an optimist?” She added, “My late husband used to say I was born on a sunny day, which I thought was such a nice compliment. And I am sort of hardwired, I think, to be happy. Do you feel like you have........

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