Barack Obama shares the No. 1 tactic he uses to maintain a positive mindset – CNBC

Barack Obama is no stranger to bleak circumstances — maintaining a positive attitude despite them helps him stay in high spirits.Obama, 61, discussed the top tactic he uses to remain level-headed in an interview with comedian Hasan Minhaj published on Wednesday.Minhaj asked the former president, who he dubbed the “hope and change guy,” if he ever gets depressed amid current conditions like climate change, anti-abortion laws and anti-LGBTQ+ legislation. “I do try to maintain some perspective,” Obama responded. “Ask your parents or your grandparents whether this is the worst that they’ve seen. I’m pretty sure that between World War I, World War II, the Great Depression … we can go through the list of moments that are significantly worse than this.”Instead of dwelling on upsetting events, he subscribes to the “glass half full” mindset that things could always be worse, helping him foster a sense of gratitude. Obama added that many of us, himself included, grew up during a time where positive events seemed to outweigh the negative ones, so it may be hard to be optimistic when it’s the other way around.”I grew up in this anomalous stretch of time in which, even though bad things were happening, for the most
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