optimism

Why Complaining Is Bad for You… but Might Feel Too Good to Stop

Posted on 05/7/2013 by | News, Culture, Sights and Sounds | Comments

Your LifeMy dad was a master complainer. A king of kvetching. He had a symphony of noises and a palette of winces and scowls to make his annoyance known to all. Dad would never have taken part in a growing fad: purple rubber bracelets carved with the words “A Complaint Free World.” Ten million bracelets are supposedly out there in more than 100 countries, although who knows how many are being worn. The bracelet is inspiration for nitpickers, grouches and grumblers …

Curb Your Enthusiasm: Pessimists May Be Healthier

Posted on 03/4/2013 by | Personal Health and Well-being | Comments

Bulletin Today | Personal HealthBad news for the relentlessly cheery Pollyannas among us: Grumpy old men (and women) may live longer. Or so says a new German study that suggests that pessimists live longer, healthier lives than those who are overly optimistic. The new research, published online this month in the journal Psychology and Aging, finds that people who have low expectations for their future satisfaction actually have less disability and death than do those who overestimate their future happiness. In other words, Eeyore …

Aging and Optimistic? It’s More Common (and Warranted) Than You May Think

Posted on 08/22/2012 by | Brooklyn, NY | Comments

News RoundupsOptimism among the aged may be more common than you think. By “you,” I mean the proverbial you, of course — you in particular might have no doubt that life doesn’t stop being a bowl of cherries at 65. Based on what frequently runs in the media, however, anyone could be forgiven for thinking older Americans are all just downright miserable. So what a surprising change of pace this “United States of Aging” survey turned out to be.

Current Retirees Optimistic About Finances and Future

Posted on 08/8/2012 by | Brooklyn, NY | Comments

News RoundupsLife is good? Most retirees think so, at least according to one new survey. Conducted by USA Today, UnitedHealthcare and the National Council on Aging, the poll of Americans age 60 and older found a surprising amount of optimism in a cohort often painted as scared, sad and struggling.

Your Views on Aging, Your Looks and George Clooney

Posted on 06/19/2012 by | Personal Health and Well-being | Comments

Bulletin Today | Personal HealthA new survey of Americans’ attitudes about aging yielded some fascinating — and surprising — nuggets, including the fact that more than half of us think we look younger than our age, 70 percent of those over 65 say they’re more active than their parents were, and most of us say age 38 was when we first “felt our age.” As for our role models in aging well: Celebs Betty White and George Clooney get the top votes. The survey …

Notable News 1/21/10

Posted on 01/21/2010 by | Archived Contributor | Comments

Money & SavingsRemember about a week ago when I shared an article about optimism being linked to health? Well, here’s a Reuters piece on a study that shows that baby boomers are not very optimistic about their chances of retiring. A whopping 41 percent of survey respondents (who were Americans who turned 50 this year) said they don’t think they will ever be financially stable enough to retire – and even more shockingly, 23 percent said they have not even started saving. …

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