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Rachel Layne

Rachel Layne is a Boston-based freelance journalist concentrating on a broad range of issues from climate, economics, and industrial companies to income inequality, real estate, and personal finance. Her work can be found in outlets including Boston Globe Magazine, CBS News, CQ Researcher, Fortune, HBS Working Knowledge, MIT Technology Review, and USA Today. Her work builds on 20 years at Bloomberg News covering conglomerates including GE, among other roles.

Does Depression Improve Your Judgment?

By Rachel Layne | November 18, 2022

There's a theory that most people are unjustifiably optimistic, while depressed people are more realistic—but that may be wrong.

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Does Depression Improve Your Judgment?

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