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*[https://thedecisionlab.com/biases/optimism-bias Why do we overestimate the probability of success?], Decision Lab | *[https://thedecisionlab.com/biases/optimism-bias Why do we overestimate the probability of success?], Decision Lab | ||
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Optimism is the practice of looking on the bright side of things, much as the little heroine of Pollyanna was trained by her father, a missionary, to make a game of finding something to be glad about in all circumstances.
Optimism bias
- Why do we overestimate the probability of success?, Decision Lab
“Never underestimate how wrong you can be!” - Dan Peña, American businessman
Journal articles
- Optimism, Clinical Psychology Review. Volume 30, Issue 7, November 2010, Pages 879-889
- Optimism and Its Impact on Mental and Physical Well-Being, Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health, 2010; 6: 25–29. Published online 2010 May 14. doi: 10.2174/1745017901006010025