On the other hand, he was probably right when he said that consistently overestimating is the more satisfying way to live.

A rise in income has only a small and transient effect on happiness and well-being, but people consistently overestimate this effect.

From 2001 to 2003, for example, analysts consistently overestimated the earnings capacity of corporations.

When U.S. companies went green, they consistently overestimated the costs and underestimated the savings.

He also discusses how people consistently overestimate the appreciation in the value of their homes.

A national study of nine general elections in which a black Democrat faced a white Republican found that polls consistently overestimated the black candidate's strength.

The subjects consistently overestimated the duration of the first digit.

Researchers often point out that Americans consistently overestimate certain risks and underestimate others.

He consistently overestimated demand for the Macintosh - once by more than 90 percent - and just as consistently convinced his team he was right.

Since last fall, economists have each month consistently and sharply overestimated the number of jobs added by the economy.