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Too much positive thinking may lead to poor decision-making: Study
Updated On: 01 January, 2024 08:36 AM IST | London | IANS
Excessive optimism and positive thinking are associated with lower cognitive skills such as verbal fluency, fluid reasoning, numerical reasoning, and memory
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Positive thinking and optimism are frequently connected with success in life, good health, and longevity; but, a new study has suggested that it can also lead to poor decision-making, with particularly serious implications for people’s financial wellbeing.
In the study published in the journal Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, the researchers from the UK-based University of Bath showed that excessive optimism is associated with lower cognitive skills such as verbal fluency, fluid reasoning, numerical reasoning, and memory.
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