Many also noted that entrepreneurs need all 3. I agree. I thought of adding that option but wanted to see how respondents prioritized the three. Why is each needed? · Optimism: To start a venture and ...

Are you generally an optimistic or pessimistic person? How is your general outlook affecting you? Further, where do you go to find reasons to be optimistic or pessimistic? Opinions about which ...

The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. For myself I am an optimist — it does not seem to be much use being anything else. — Sir ...

Optimism’s in the news. Why? Because research shows optimism always trumps pessimism in work, play, personal relationships (including parenting), health and general life satisfaction. Decades of ...

Complacency has a habit of making intelligent people look like fools. In 1909, Norman Angell published The Great Illusion, which, (to quote John Keegan) “had demonstrated, to the satisfaction of ...

One of the bright sides of pessimism is that in the face of uncertainty, the pessimist is either right or pleasantly surprised. However, there’s evidence that pessimism is actually the better choice ...