glass half full
GLAS haf FUL
ɡlɑːs hæf fʊlListen
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an optimistic perspective that focuses on what is present and positive in a situation rather than what is absent or negative; the classic illustration of the difference between optimism and pessimism: a glass containing exactly half its capacity of water is described by an optimist as half full and by a pessimist as half empty, the objective reality being identical but the psychological framing opposite; in positive psychology research by Seligman, Scheier, and Carver, optimistic explanatory style (seeing glasses as half full) is associated with better health, greater persistence, and higher achievement
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