Is the cup of life half full or half empty? Would you call yourself an optimist or a pessimist? What if you weren’t actually in control of this, but instead through the process of evolution your brain had been hardwired to be optimistic? Neuroscientist Dr. Tali Sharot calls this the ‘Optimism Bias’, it’s the belief that the future will be better, much better, than what has come before or even your current situation. Topics: 0:00 Intro 02:03 Your professional background 04:04 What really matters in our lives 10:52 How do we dive into uncertainty 12:52 How to become more optimistic 21:29 Influencing people 38:20 How to motivate people 40:44 The optimism bias 46:00 Ads 47:39 How contagious is optimism or pessimism ? 57:59 If someones negative how do I make them positive 01:02:16 Happiness throughout our life 01:04:38 Children impacting our happiness 01:08:29 Marriage impacting our happiness 01:11:25 Fearing people into action 01:15:37 The role stress plays in peoples actions 01:23:29 what are you working on next 01:27:55 How do we reach people when marketing a product 01:35:01 Last guest question Tali’s books: https://bit.ly/3XcChxF Join this channel to get access to perks: https://bit.ly/3Dpmgx5 Listen on: Apple podcast - https://apple.co/3TTvxDf Spotify - https://spoti.fi/3VX3yEw Sponsors: Huel - https://g2ul0.app.link/G4RjcdKNKsb Intel - https://intel.ly/3UIYxxT BlueJeans - https://g2ul0.app.link/NCgpGjVNKsb Craftd - https://g2ul0.app.link/gZ8in6Dsvsb #doac #DOAC