Chicago Tribune (July 11)
“By voting no in last Sunday’s referendum, and by such an impressive margin, Greece won itself a moment’s elation — and may come to regret the consequences for years. It was one more in an absurdly extended series of miscalculations.”
Tags: Absurd, Consequences, Elation, Greece, Miscalculations, Referendum, Regret, Vote
Time (May 26)
Most of us are irrationally optimistic. “Neuroscience and social science suggest that we are more optimistic than realistic,” which is both good and bad. “Overly positive assumptions can lead to disastrous miscalculations….But the bias also protects and inspires us: it keeps us moving forward…. Without optimism, our ancestors might never have ventured far from their tribes and we might all be cave dwellers, still huddled together and dreaming of light and heat.”
Tags: Assumptions, Bias, Miscalculations, Neuroscience, Optimism
