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Optimism test

To test your O.Q. (optimism quotient), answer the following questions honestly. Choose the most appropriate answer to each question

1 - The things you have to do every day, like cleaning the house and washing the dishes are:

A source of happiness, because you like everything to be clean

The least of your concerns

A necessary chore

You don't do these little things, you haven't time to waste on them

2 - In the morning, you wake up

At the break of day, leaping out of bed and ready to go

With difficulty, and in no hurry to get out of bed

Reluctantly, grumbling about that damned alarm clock

3 - The boss announces that you are fired; how do you react?

It's a disaster, you are depressed

Wonderful! Now I can go on vacation for a while and start a new jobor project

You congratulate your boss

You are worried, how can you tell your friends you have been fired?

4 - Your ideas about your work:

It's a chore

There are better jobs than mine, but also worse

I just love my job

I am obliged to work to make a living

5 - About health, you are:

Always in good shape, never ill.

Often tired, sick and/or depressed

Sometimes better, sometimes worse

Often in good shape, but sometimes I catch cold, especially in the winter

6 - What do you think about scientific progress

You are confident that good sense will prevai

Science is an evil thing, we misuse it and it is out of our control

You really don't think about it

One day, thanks to scientific progress, all our problems will be solved

7 - What is your object in life

I haven't the least idea

Avoid problems such as cancer, unemployment, terrorism, hunger

To earn enough money to have a dream vacation, for example on a Pacific island

To do interesting and useful things

To be happy

8 - What do you think about nuclear power?

It's very dangerous and it frightens me!

It's a kind of energy which produces very little CO2

I am anti-nuclear

I am for nuclear energy provided it is properly managed

I don't understand it at all

I have no opinion

9 - What do you think of your neighbors?

It's sort of OK; we don't know them very well

They are great, sympathetic, we get on very well with them

I can't stand them

Sometimes we have problems with them

We say "Hello" but no more than that, just polite relations

10 - Overall, you find your life:

Fine

Wonderful, and full of unexpected developments

Kind of sad

Hypocritical

Your optimism quotient

confirmed optimist

moderately optmistic

you can do better!

Apply our optimistic suggestions, for example : read good books, smile more, spend time with optimistic people, do good deeds for those around you, listen to good news (there are plenty!) and bring good news to others. Come back to take the Optimism Test from time to time and follow your own improvement as an optimist.

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