How many times have you been told that something great will happen as long as you believe it is possible? From pop psychology books to self-improvement seminars and blogs, there’s a lot of hype ...

“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”—Winston Churchill Some of us see the world as a glass half empty and others a glass half ...

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 ...

The glass can be half-full, or it can be half-empty, depending on your outlook on life – or on which side of the bed you get out of any particular morning. But can optimism or indeed pessimism really ...

America is supposed to be a nation of optimists. Founded and then continually joined by people who made great efforts and took enormous risks to come here from other places, the country's economic and ...

People like to think of themselves as optimists. I’m sure you know many people (including yourself) in possession of this psychological trait. Be that as it may, the reality is that pessimism gets our ...

Pessimistic employees are people who nurture a consistently negative attitude in the workplace. These people typically expect the worst of situations; pessimists relate to the "half-empty glass" ...

Two recent disaster documentaries highlight the need for designers and architects to open the door to pessimism, writes emergency planner Lucy Easthope. There is a concept in the safety management of ...