If 50% actually are above average, and 30% more think they are when they are not, then we are surrounded by blowhards, egotists, optimists of the ickiest kind. I guess the other 20% knows that they are below average or thinks that they are even if they are above average.
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Factoid of the Day: Optimism Bias in 80% of Population
If 50% actually are above average, and 30% more think they are when they are not, then we are surrounded by blowhards, egotists, optimists of the ickiest kind. I guess the other 20% knows that they are below average or thinks that they are even if they are above average.
Posts from This Journal “optimism” Tag
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Quote: To Be Hopeful in Bad Times
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Speak Hopeful Words
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Resilient Leaders Know Their Shadows
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The Decision to Stop Complaining
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Interesting person on LJ
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