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It's easy for me to relax.
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It is best not to get your hopes too high since you will probably be disappointed.
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In uncertain times, I usually expect the best.
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Rarely do I expect good things to happen.
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If something can go wrong for me, it will.
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I always look on the bright side of things.
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I enjoy my friends a lot.
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I'm always optimistic about my future.
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It's important for me to keep busy.
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I hardly ever expect things to go my way.
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When I undertake something new, I expect to succeed.
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Things never work out the way I want them to.
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I don't get upset too easily.
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If I make a decision on my own, I can pretty much count on the fact that it will turn out to be a poor one.
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Where there's a will, there's a way.
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I rarely count on good things happening to me.
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Overall, I expect more good things to happen to me than bad.
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Better to expect defeat: then it doesn't hit so hard when it comes.
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In general, things turn out all right in the end.
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Give me 50/50 odds and I will choose the wrong answer every time.