Turn that smile upside down. Psyching yourself up for stressful gatherings may mean preparing yourself with defensive pessimism.
Click above to listen to part 3 of Handling the Holidays, featuring Julie Norem, psychology professor at Wellesley College and author of “The Positive Power of Negative Thinking.”
Handling the Holidays:
Part 1: Adam South / The Season for Giving
Part 2: Mitch Ratcliffe / A Bad Wrap
Part 3: Julie Norem / Positively Pessimistic
Part 4: Steve Ilardi / Candy Crash
Part 5: Elizabeth Margulis / Tis the Earworm
The link to the book above is an Amazon Associates link. As an Amazon Associate, we receive a commission from qualifying purchases. If you’d prefer to buy books at your local bookseller, you can still donate directly to Big Picture Science.
