Tragic Optimism

What does it mean to keep an optimistic outlook when things are going just terribly? “Grin and bear it”? “Fake it ‘til you make it”? Evidence suggests another way to be optimistic in times of tragedy, called "tragic optimism," helped people weather the toughest times during pandemic lockdown. Jessica Mead, a Ph.D. psychology student at Swansea University, led the research.