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Hi everybody. Welcome to the show.

I loved this conversation so much.

I cannot wait for you guys to hear this one.

I am talking to Dr. Deepika Chopra, aka the optimism doctor, and we are going deep.

So we cover what optimism really is.

The science behind it, the physical benefits, how to be more optimistic, toxic positivity,

why being optimistic doesn't mean we don't experience other emotions,

why it's so important to feel the full range of emotions, and just so much more.

This was fascinating to me because I tend to be more of a pessimist at my baseline,

and I think a lot of people would be surprised by that.

But obviously, I do a lot of things to counteract that.

So in general, I'm very positive, but it does take work.

But I learned a lot in this episode, particularly the difference between practicing optimism

and being an optimist or being a pessimist.

But anyway, she's amazing.

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