A prospect’s pessimism about their lifespan is usually seen as a high hurdle in an annuity sale, but lowering the dour outlook has less impact than in raising the objective facts about longevity, ...

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 ...

POSITIVE THINKING can help people who are feeling down. Politicians, too, have long understood that gloomy expectations can become self-fulfilling. In the late 1970s, as America grappled with an ...

Those who haven’t struggled with any form of mental illness find it difficult to understand the rigidity of highly negative, and even obviously false, beliefs. They wonder how it’s possible that ...

The most common approach heading into a big competition is to think positively–visualize the best-case scenario, focus on improving times or beating opponents, and avoid worrying about negative ...

The amount of pessimism, uncertainty and disconnect employees experience in the workplace is “reaching critical levels, endangering employee well-being and undermining productivity,” according to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Catherine Brock covers personal finance and investing. 2025 has been a year of mixed signals. Investors worried over high ...

It's hard to find much hope these days. MeQuilibrium, a workplace resilience and employee engagement platform used by companies like Marriott International, Goldman Sachs, and JPMorgan, surveyed over ...

Are you more of an optimist or a pessimist? It’s important to realize because as a leader, it can affect not just you and how you think, but also the culture you create and what the people you lead ...

Famed investor Sir John Templeton always recommended investing at the point of maximum pessimism. This principle emphasizes that the optimal time to invest and find opportunities is at the bottom of ...