Life's a bowl of all bran.

Ted, Brook Green,

Numer 11 is on my personal list.

Kirk, Nashville , US

Life is so wonderful, everybody should value it. If you lost it, it will never come again. I think it is nice to list something you want to do that will make your life more meaningfu; everything has two side, we should just look to the good side that will make you live more easily. Good luck !

Judy, SH, CN

Not sure about number 4. A true pessimist wouldn't insist on the seat near the exit, because you'd assume if the plane crashed you'd die no matter where you sat.

Stephen, Canberra , Australia

Number 11 is so true and spot on, and i thought it was just me.

Patrick, espoo , finland

Peter Bannister, good suggestion - the difficulty is it's more difficult than the rest of the list put together

Marco, Kraków, Poland

26. Have a night out ending with "well, that's enough to drink for me, time for a good night's sleep."
27. Applaud cyclists for their creative use of road space
28. Expect shoes on sale to be in my size
29. Believe Im as good as my resume says
30. Find purpose in writing "have your say" comments

Kim Smee, Sydney, Australia

I am a pessimist and I would really love to be able to the things in this list, at least for some time because I would not be able to carry them along for a long time. That is why I am a pessimist.
I believe that in certain situation it is good to be a pessimist but in general it is nerve wrecking.

Shkurte, Prishtina, Republic of Kosova

Lists are for people who can't relax. The type who always tries to do something to make their day worthwhile is the type who will probably die of a heart attack (or tripping in their hall as they rush out). Instead, just chill. Make plans, yes, but otherwise take life as it comes. Relax!

David, Cheshire,

I've tried everything on this list but no good came of it.

Minnie, London, UK

I've got another point: Start working on an assignment and think: "I'll finish this way before the deadline." and then actually finish it at least two days ahead of the deadline.

Gregor Frank, Würzburg, Germany

My cup runneth over without plastic surgery...

Jantar, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Believe that God really does love you and so that whatever happens you will always be alright then you can forget about all those other resolutions.

Peter Bannister, Alice Springs, Australia

1.) Learn how to re-frame all the rest of the things on your list so that they're not vague hopes, but actual demands.

Jo Cole, Timaru, New Zealand

Why does every item on the list advise pessimists to be more like optimists? Optimists run the world - the best jobs, promotions etc always go to optimists with their positive can do attitude. The banks that have recently lost billions are all run by optimists - we need more pessimism not less.

Alan Trent, London, UK

Stop thinking there's nothing to look forward to but decrepitude and death

tim knight, birmingham, england

I've seen my son born, everything else is just gravy.

David, St Albans, UK

A pessimist is an optimist with a little more knowledge. An optimist marvelled at Britain’s economic miracle, the pessimist just waited for the inevitable bump! I once knew an optimist, he's a pessimist now.

Malcolm Turner, Alsager, England

Believe your cup is half full instead of half empty!

sophie smith, london, uk