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Optimists vs Pessimists Questions
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- 1To dream bigWhat does 'dream big' mean to you? Has your attitude towards dreaming big changed over time?
- 2To reach for the starsName the main pros and cons of the path aiming to reach for the stars. Do you believe it’s possible to reach for the stars or are these just big words without realistic background?
- 3Which reflects an optimistic view of lifeThink of the essential features reflecting an optimistic and pessimistic view of life.
- 4Glass-half-full personWhen is it crucial to have a glass-half-full vision and when can it be detrimental?
- 5Things go wrong all the timeCan you remember a period of your life when it felt like the things went wrong all the time? How did you handle it and what leesons did you learn in the end?
- 6I’m just being realisticGive an example of the behavior that could be described as just being realistic. How effective is it, from your perspective?
- 7The age-old debateThink of some common topics or ideas that seem to be the age-old debate ones? What leads to it? Is it possible to overcome it?
- 8A sunny optimistDescribe the hell and the paradise from a sunny optimist’s life vision.
- 9A gloomy pessimistDescribe the hell and the paradise from a gloomy pessimist’s life vision.
- 10May be determined more by your birthplace and your age than your attitudeComment on some features of your character and behavior mostly determined by your birthplace and your age. Would you like to change it or do you feel it’s important part of who you are?
- 11To underestimate the chances of bad things occurringThere is a high percentage of people considering dangerous and reckless to underestimate the chances of bad things occurring. Explain your perception of this attitude.
- 12Americans tend to be more optimisticWhat can lie behind the idea that Americans tend to be more optimistic than representatives of some other nations?
- 13to come across as being a bit of a Debbie DownerAre you familiar with anyone who could come across as being a bit of a Debbie Downer? What type of behavior leads to such perception?
- 14To be avid planners for all eventual negative eventualitiesName the main pros and cons of being an avid planner and a total improviser? Do you tend to be prepared for all eventual negative eventualities?
- 15Being cautiousHow cautious should a person be in the modern world? How cautious are you? What does it depend on?
- 16To sugarcoat everythingShare your perspective on the strategy of sugarcoating. How often do you apply this technique? When is it especially detrimental?
- 17There is too much of a certain qualityChoose any person you know and comment on a certain quality that probably there is too much or not as much as needed in their character when it comes to some particular situations. How do you react if you’re around them and face with that?
- 18We have our whole life ahead of usDoes the statement ‘We have our whole life ahead of us’ seem to help move forward or just create false perception there is no need to rush and there is a plenty of time?
- 19To change as we ageIs there anything you’d be especially delighted with if it didn’t change as we age? Explain your point.
- 20It hits rock bottom in your midlifeWhy do people quite frequently wait to hit rock bottom in order to start acting or dealing with the situation?
- 21The grumpy old manName some tricks that could be helpful, from your perspective, to be applied if you need to deal with a grumpy person.
- 22Someone who complains a lot, is moody and gets easily annoyedHave you ever had to work with a person who complains a lot, is moody and gets easily annoyed? How did you handle that?
- 23I’m sticking with my pessimismImagine you need to change your lifestyle due to certain obstacles. What would you stick with no matter where life took you?
- 24If I anticipate things going wrong I don’t get disappointed when they doCan the statement ‘If I anticipate things going wrong I don’t get disappointed when they do’ be referred to you or is it completely opposite to your attitude?
- 25A fairly positive way of looking at thingsChoose any issue and give an example of a fairly positive, negative and neutral way of looking at things.
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- 6 Minute English Flashcards on Optimists vs Pessimists Questions, created by Anastasia Oleinic on 26/03/2023.
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