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Relentless optimism can blind organizations to risks, ignoring problems and eroding trust. Leaders often reward this bias, stifling early warnings. To build resilience, leaders need "grounded optimism ...

“A couple years ago, a friend introduced me to the term ‘Radical Optimism,'” Lipa said in a statement. “It’s a concept that resonated with me, and I became more curious as I started to play with it ...

Optimism is a layer-2 scaling solution that operates as a separate blockchain built on top of Ethereum. Despite having a smaller total value locked (TVL) than its rivals, Optimism may still have the ...

Silicon Valley venture capitalist Marc Andreessen penned a 5,000-word manifesto in 2023 that gave a full-throated call for unrestricted technological progress to boost markets, broaden energy ...

Voters feel more optimistic about their personal financial situation than they did in November, a new poll finds.

Society needs people to take risks. Entrepreneurs who bet on themselves create new jobs. Institutions that gamble with new processes find out best to integrate advances into modern life. Regulators ...

A National Institute on Ageing survey reveals social isolation, financial stress, and a steep decline in positive feelings toward ageing among older Canadian adults.

Optimism is profoundly human. The neuroscientist Tali Sharot, in her book The Optimism Bias, shows that optimism is pervasive, cutting across all cultures. She draws the conclusion that humans are ...

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An important financial paradox is the excess volatility puzzle. First identified by Robert Shiller in 1981, the excess volatility puzzle says that asset prices fluctuate much more than information ...