For the most part, the world is made up of optimists and pessimists—and sprinkled with a healthy dose of realists in between. In general, optimists expect good things to happen, and pessimists expect ...

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 ...

Do you see the glass as half empty or half full? If you rewind to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, chances are you experienced some level of pessimism. And who could blame you? With social ...

When it comes to how you view the world and your everyday experiences, you probably fall into one of two categories: optimist or pessimist. For people with pessimistic tendencies, or a “glass ...

The best way to know if someone did a great job raising optimistic kids is to observe how they engage as adults. If you're a pessimist, you can vault yourself into a worst-case scenario in a ...

BERLIN — Most of us are obviously rather pessimistic. But if we could choose, we'd prefer to be optimistic. Evidence for this can be found in the numerous self-help books that aim to teach readers how ...

BERLIN — November 2004, a dull gray day. Across from me in a Berlin newsroom sat Olaf, about 50, a seasoned editor. I was 19, an intern fresh out of school. At the morning meeting, the Christmas ...

The human brain possesses a remarkable capacity for change, particularly when it comes to outlook and attitude. Recent research reveals that while genetic factors account for approximately 25% of our ...

Successful people don’t wait for results to be confident and optimistic. But if you’re not feeling it, a seemingly endless number of books in the self-help genre will promise to show you how build ...

Welcome to the triumphant return of the Hope-O-Meter, where we take the preseason temperature of every NHL fanbase and turn it into a nice little list. The methodology is simple as ever, and it will ...