A recently conducted survey measured optimism across the country to determine which state has the most optimistic residents. Wyoming, the nation's 44th state, rich in Cowboy lore and wide open spaces, took the number one spot.
"The Bowl Half Full" study, inspired by the idiom about seeing the glass as half full or half empty, was a collaboration between yogurt brand Icelandic Provisions, Wakefield Research, and Dr. Deepika Chopra, a behavioral scientist nicknamed "The Optimism Doctor."
