About this episode

The episode explores the concepts of dispositional optimism and agentic hope, discussing the value of taking risks and drawing parallels to sports.

What’s the difference between dispositional optimism and agentic hope? Are there benefits to taking a long shot, even if it turns out to be an air ball? And how is Angela like an N.F.L. quarterback? This episode originally aired on February 13th, 2022.

Topics covered

• optimism
• hope
• long shots
• risk-taking
• sports analogy

Keywords

• dispositional optimism
• agentic hope
• long shots
• risk-taking
• N.F.L. quarterback

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: N.F.L.

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