Use “Calculated Optimism”? for More Strategic Decisions
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APRIL 25, 2022
Harvard Research Suggests Pessimism Is Bad for Business. Replace pessimism with “calculated optimism” for better decision-making. Research from Harvard University looked at whether people were afraid of various situations or objects, such as being stuck in enclosed places or coming face-to-face with snakes. These same individuals were asked to estimate the number of fatalities each year for 12 different types of events, such as strokes, cancer, and floods.
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