Name: Pessimism vs Optimism - 6 Minute English
Uploaded: 2022-04-01T03:32:52.000Z
Duration: 6 min 23 s
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Hello. This is 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.

We often hear phrases such as, ‘dream big’

or, ‘reach for the stars’ which reflect

of life, even when something bad happens.

It sounds like you’re a glass-half-full person –

if you like but I’m just being realistic.

and your age than your attitude, as we’ll

Great. I’ve got a good feeling about this, Neil!

But first, as usual, I have a question for you, Sam.

Psychologists define optimism as an attitude

things happening to you, while underestimating

So, what proportion of the British population,

do you think, describe themselves as optimistic?

I’ll choose the largest – 80 percent…

OK, Sam. We’ll find out if your optimistic

Someone who probably wouldn’t agree with you,

though, is BBC World Service listener, Hannah.

in Germany, as she told BBC World Service

Well, I think the stereotypical perceptions

of Germans is that we’re quite pessimistic

to be avid planners for all eventual negative

eventualities as well… so that’s kind  of

Hannah sometimes feels like a Debbie Downer.

This expression is American slang for someone who

make things seem better than they really are.

Hyper-sensitive people are too sensitive;

is another consideration in the optimism debate.

When we’re young we have our whole life ahead of us,

and it’s easier to optimistically believe

going to be fine is called ‘the optimism bias’.

BBC World Service programme, CrowdScience:

So it’s quite high in kids and teenagers –

they think, ‘Oh, everything’s going to be fine’, you know,

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