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title: "Optimism improves Longevity: Elaine Fox"
description: Professor Elaine Fox explains why Optimism improves Longevity
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# [Optimism improves Longevity: Elaine Fox](https://www.centreforoptimism.com/blog/longevity)

 Written by [Victor Perton](https://www.centreforoptimism.com/blog/author/victor-perton) | Oct 19, 2022 11:14:21 AM

**Optimism** improves **Longevity**: [Elaine Fox](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/#)

I came across this interesting video with Professor Elaine Fox in conversation.  Worth watching.

 

 

**Professor Elaine Fox is the author of Rainy Brain, Sunny Brain and told me,** “Optimists tend to persevere even when it seems like the whole world is against them.”

 

 

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