The New Corner Office: Optimism pays

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Self-improvement, Education

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🗓️ 24 July 2022

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Assuming the best is usually wise

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0:00.0	In 1995, Detective Tony Richardson was trying to figure out who killed a fellow officer.
0:11.5	The case comes down to who is believed and who is ignored.
0:15.8	Oh my goodness, we did connect to Innocent Man.
0:19.1	I'm Beth Shelburn from Lava for Good Podcasts.
0:22.6	This is Ear Witness.
0:24.9	Welcome to Ear Witness on the iHeart Radio App, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your
0:29.9	podcasts.
0:37.5	Good morning.
0:38.8	This is Laura.
0:40.5	Welcome to the new corner office, the podcast where we share strategies for thriving in the
0:45.7	new world of work, where location and hours are more flexible than in the past.
0:52.1	Today's tip is that optimism pays, literally, believing the best about people can lead
0:59.4	to new opportunities, and that can increase your income.
1:04.3	So what's your general view of human nature?
1:07.3	Do you think your colleagues and collaborators are for the most part on your side?
1:12.5	When you go to job interviews, do you assume the interview panel wants you to succeed?
1:17.9	These seem like abstract questions, but they might not be.
1:22.4	Some interesting research, including one study, published in the Journal of Personality
1:26.1	and Social Psychology in 2015, looking at income over time, suggests that holding
1:31.4	cynical beliefs about others can negatively affect financial well-being.
1:36.7	The exact mechanism for this is unclear, but there are a few different possibilities.
1:41.7	Maybe people who are less optimistic about human nature are less willing to rely on or
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