I really doubt the claim that this is independent of the phrasing of the question. I assume strongly that if you phrase the question as “how might your life be

I really doubt the claim that this is independent of the phrasing of the question. I assume strongly that if you phrase the question as “how might your life be worse or better” people will also thing of negative alternatives. The thing is when you only ask “how might your life be different” people will pull on what they have already thought about and most people have plans and dreams for improvements already in their mind.