It's Not 'Mr. Wonderful', It's Science: How Attitude Affects Physical Recovery

In recent years, we have experienced an overdose of well-intentioned but naïve messages under the umbrella of so-called positive psychology. Motivational phrases, cups with optimistic messages and speeches that encourage to smile in the face of any adversity have saturated the collective imagination. This current has argued that it is enough to put a good face to the bad weather to change our reality. Even when what happens to us is objectively …