Twin boys, one a pessimist and one an optimist, were sent to a psychiatrist because their parents were disturbed by their personality extremes.

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Techniques like this tell us that the mind of the pessimist is drawn imperceptibly toward the negative while the upbeat and positive is a magnet for the optimist.

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