Luckily, both styles are acquired and can be learned.
Until now your explanatory style has been shaped primarily by your parents and your teachers in school.
Have you ever heard a teacher yell at someone for chatting in class? That’s good, because it’s an external problem they point to. “You have to listen more closely next time.” is a much better statement than “You’re just a bad reader.” because the latter makes the student internalize the problem.
One of the advantages of being an optimist is being healthier.
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