"Over the past 50 years, cynicism has spread like a virus across American society, infecting us with the belief that other people can't be trusted, the world is only getting worse and there's nothing we can do about it."
"Studies suggest that cynics suffer more depression, drink more heavily, earn less money and die younger than non-cynics."
"In his new book, Stanford professor Jamil Zaki suggests that cynicism can be combated with a willingness to question our most cynical assumptions and corroborate them with facts."
"Zaki advocates for what he calls hopeful skepticism: Acknowledging that the future is mysterious, and we can't know what will happen."
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