From building the first personal computer to overseeing a personal empire — Gates has a few time-tested tactics.

There really are differences between people in whether they see the glasses around them as half empty or half full. Often, this has to do with what the motivation psychologist Tory Higgins has called ...

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27 percent of pessimists try to look at a problem from different angles, compared to 94 percent of optimists. 51 percent of pessimists see failure as an opportunity to learn, compared to 96 percent of ...

Thinking positively has many benefits, not just on your actions, but also on your physical and mental health. Sometimes, it can be hard to see the positive side of something, especially if you’re a ...

Defined as a state of well-being and contentment, happiness is one of the most important emotions, so it's no wonder why even as a pessimist you want to learn how to make yourself happy. It’s easy to ...

There is a fundamental difference between optimists and pessimists: pessimists are always wrong. By definition, pessimists tend to believe the worst aspects of things or believe that the worst will ...

Collaborative Fund Partner and Author of 'The Psychology of Money' Morgan Housel sits down with Yahoo Finance's Head of News Myles Udland at Yahoo Finance Invest to discuss investing, personal finance ...

I have pretty low expectations for this article. Oh sure, I spent a lot of time on it, and I personally think it’s a great read. But I’m kind of worried that you will hate it. Worse yet, I’m afraid ...