A long-term Bitcoin chart shared by analyst Cryptolicca connects price movements with repeating phases of market psychology.

Do you see the glass as half empty or half full? If you rewind to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, chances are you experienced some level of pessimism. And who could blame you? With social ...

For the most part, the world is made up of optimists and pessimists—and sprinkled with a healthy dose of realists in between. In general, optimists expect good things to happen, and pessimists expect ...

This idea is greatly reflected in the comics of Optipess, which has it built in the title that optimism and pessimism can coexist. Originally, Optipess was created by a Norwegian artist, Kristian ...

Do you ever feel like your plan can’t fail? You’re wrong. Optimism bias causes individuals to overestimate the likelihood of positive outcomes and underestimate the likelihood of negative ones, even ...

The above from Albert Einstein just might be the best New Year resolution we can make. It can leave us with a sense of optimism going forward to 2025 despite any of the real or imagined missteps we’re ...

Business sentiment among companies evaluating the economy improved slightly due to year-end demand but remained predominantly pessimistic. According to the Bank of Korea’s "December Business Survey ...

The human brain possesses a remarkable capacity for change, particularly when it comes to outlook and attitude. Recent research reveals that while genetic factors account for approximately 25% of our ...

Majority of Filipinos remain pessimistic about the country’s prospects heading into 2026 despite a backdrop of persistent ...

A version of this column first appeared on Phil Rosen’s Substack. I meet an astounding number of pessimists as a financial journalist. Despite covering the world’s progress in real time, people in ...

This post is a review of Hopeful Pessimism. By Mara Van Der Lugt. Princeton University Press. 255 pp. $24.95. In an episode of The Simpsons called “The Good, the Sad, and the Drugly,” Lisa gives a ...