And good luck telling them "Things can only get better" - when their response could easily be "What if they just stay the same?" Those struggling to feel positive may say things like "A pessimist is never disappointed" and "Life's hard, and then you die" while those cheery
optimists may say things like "Whether you're an
optimist or a pessimist, the outcome will always be the same - but the
optimist will have the better time of it." And "Choose to be optimistic, it feels better."
This yielded a net economic
optimists score of 'excellent' +33-two points lower than the +35 in March.
The decrease in the net personal
optimists score comes after a 20-point increase over two consecutive quarters.
The authors suggest
optimists tend to overestimate their chances of doing well and underestimate their probability of failure.
Nevertheless, the events of 2016 seem to have finally shattered the
Optimist consensus.
If you scored between 37 and 50, you're an
optimist. Congratulations!
All four classes produced clear winners with 16 year old Zakariya al Wahabi, two times former national
Optimist champion, domA[degrees] inating the Laser 4.7 class and Al Moatasem al Farsi, 13, winning nine of the 12
Optimist races with Abdullah al Sarhi securing podium places in all 16 Techno 293 races (6.8 sail) and Abdul al Hadrami winning the Techno 293 (7.8 sail) class.
All four classes produced clear winners with 16-year old Zakariya Suleiman al-Wahabi, two times former national
Optimist champion dominating the Laser 4.7 class and Al Mo'atasem al-Farsi, 13, winning nine of the 12
Optimist races with Abdullah Hashil al-Sarhi securing podium places in all 16 Techno 293 races (6.8 sail) and Abdul Majeed al-Hadhrami winning the Techno 293 (7.8 sail) class.
* Class Twelve:
Optimist dinghies--Thailand
Optimist National Championships
Optimists are also less likely to have high blood pressure, diabetes or smoke.
Durant noted that officers were investigating issues at the Paris
Optimist Skateboard Park, with drug charge laid and suspects identified in connection with acts of vandalism at the park.
Participants were asked to report on the level of stress they perceived in their day-to-day lives, and self-identify along a continuum as
optimists or pessimists.