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Optimism [PDF]

Clinical Psychology Review, 2010
Optimism is an individual difference variable that reflects the extent to which people hold generalized favorable expectancies for their future. Higher levels of optimism have been related prospectively to better subjective well-being in times of adversity or difficulty (i.e., controlling for previous well-being).
Charles S Carver, Suzanne C Segerstrom
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Optimal Expectations [PDF]

American Economic Review, 2005
Forward-looking agents care about expected future utility flows, and hence have higher current felicity if they are optimistic. This paper studies utility-based biases in beliefs by supposing that beliefs maximize average felicity, optimally balancing this benefit of optimism against the costs of worse decision making.
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Optimizing Optimization for Design Optimization

Volume 2: 29th Design Automation Conference, Parts A and B, 2003
Design optimization is becoming and increasingly important tool for design. In order to have an impact on the product development process it must permeate all levels of the design in such a way that a holistic view is maintained through all stages of the design.
Petter Krus, Johan Andersson
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The Markowitz Optimization Enigma: Is ‘Optimized’ Optimal?

Financial Analysts Journal, 1989
This presentation comes from the Improving Portfolio Performance With Quantitative Models conference held in New York on April 13, 1989.
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Optimal optimism

Business Strategy Review, 2007
A positive outlook can be a powerful force in business. But what if someone's optimism is unrealistic, unfounded or excessive?Rose Trevelyan says the results can be lethal. So, how can you be optimistic without being overconfident?
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