Optimism is usually seen as a positive trait of the person, but in reality, its presence may just harm – it was in the pages of the magazine the Conversation he shared his opinion of two British experts, Professor Chris Dawson and Professor at the London school of Economics and political science David de Menza.
So why can be harmful optimism?Scientists believe that optimism makes people tend to overestimate their confidence in success and the probability of a good outcome in their cases.
“The more optimistic a person is, the most likely that he is in error, if he found the best opportunity,” he said of the experts.
According to experts, studies show that optimists more often do risky actions on the field of Finance. It turned out that the optimists are willing to invest 70% of his fortune in the enterprise, believing that they need to start their own business, and believing that he will be successful. In terms of handling money optimism “leads to inaccurate assessments and wrong decisions,” said the authors. Confirmation of this can serve at least the fact that more optimistic entrepreneurs earn 30% less than people not so optimistic.
Also, said the scientists, people that are characterized by pronounced optimism, often divorced.
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