Optimism bias

chasing Optimism in the Face of Challenges 771 Words Looking around today with all of the tumultuous events occurring around you, it is easy to see why a person could lose sight of optimism. The media is filled with negatives, rarely the positives, that humans can and have accomplished. Achieving optimism in the test of life may be daunting to many, some may even give up, but to reach the pursuit of happiness while facing a challenge, optimism is a necessity. Challenges are faced every day…

Optimism is certainly something that is beneficial to your everyday life. As an optimist, it is much easier to deal with problems both great and small. When you can deal with the small everyday problems easily, it leaves you with enough time and energy to solve the more important ones. Then, not only does it make dealing with problems easier, But being a natural optimist will also make you more happy with what you have. Everyone has problems. No matter who they are or where they are from…

Optimism “Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” That is a quote from Helen Keller who is the face of Optimism to a lot of people. Being the first deaf-blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree, she shows that no matter what your disabilities in life are you can overcome the obstacles and do anything you want. Just like Helen Keller, I myself try to look at the bright side of every dark situation, or even every positive situation.…

It is very important to keep a positive attitude in any time of conflict. A quote by Dr. Wayne Dyer says “If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” Keeping a positive attitude is what will give you motivation to keep going in a time of trouble. During a troubled time, Anne Frank had kept a positive outlook even though she knew that something wasn’t right. She wrote in her diary to keep her going, to give her motivation. In the story of Anne Frank,in order to keep…

Having a positive attitude helps people cope with horrible situations. A quote by Anne Franks says”Think of all the beauty still left around you and be happy”What this means is that if you have a positive attitude you will be happy. Like how Anne Frank had to hide in Amsterdam, but she still kept a positive attitude and she didn't panic when the Nazis were looking for her. First and Foremost, Anne Frank always kept a positive attitude. Anne achieved her goal by always keeping a positive attitude…

William Saroyan once stated, “The message of each play comes from the world - which the writer regards as the only and therefore the best known to man. The comedy, tragedy, absurdity and nobility of these plays come from people whom the author regards as beautiful” (Remenyi 97). William Saroyan entered his way into the literary community by producing many successful short stories. These stories often expressed a sense of sentimentality and emotion while still equidistant to his witty sardonic…

In True Notebooks, this is a memoir that you can see how important circumstances, experiences, people and events in the characters’ lives have influenced who they are and what they believe in. Those kids who lived at L.A.’s Central Juvenile Hall used to be good kids. Most of them are just like us. They were not gangsters when they were born. They should have gone to school at this age. They should have deserved a wonderful life. However, they couldn’t be the same as us due to any factors such as…

Facts Throughout history, we recognize successful leaders tend to accentuate optimism and motivational techniques to achieve objectives. Typically, they exude confidence, effective communication, and possess a positive attitude even if it appears the odds are not in their favor. Simply put, successful leaders manifest confidence and thus, are able to set and maintain a standard of excellence. As was mentioned in the text, “…Social science has now proved that a confident organization is far more…

1. Identify your three greatest personal strengths (be honest and realistic). My three personal strengths I identify with are being creative, open-minded and perceptive. I view myself as creative because I personally view art with a high prestige. I enjoy the idea of originality and trying to create new ideas that aren’t necessarily the norm. My interests in art vary from renaissance styled sculptures/paintings to modern surrealism. I also try to demonstrate creativity when doing projects and…

Flex Your Positive Thinking Muscles There have been many quotes written on the topic of positive thinking and even many more books written about this same subject. Yet everyday people fall into the rut of negative thinking. When someone asks if something can be done, what is your first thought? Do you immediately start brain storming of ways to make it happen or do you immediately say, “you can’t do that” or “that is impossible”. Some would argue that their experience tells them it is…