# The Optimism Bias

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- Book: [The Optimism Bias](https://www.bookquiver.com/tali-sharot/the-optimism-bias) ([The Optimism Bias.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/tali-sharot/the-optimism-bias.md))
- Authors: [Tali Sharot](https://www.bookquiver.com/tali-sharot)
- Publisher: Vintage
- ISBN: 978-03-0747-351-6
- Pages: 272
- Published: 2012-06-12
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

Psychologists have long been aware that most people maintain an irrationally positive outlook on life—but why? Turns out, we might be hardwired that way. In this absorbing exploration, Tali Sharot—one...