Bad News Is Stickier Than Good News
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One harsh criticism can cancel out ten compliments. One bad day can overshadow a good week. This is negativity bias — the brain evolved to prioritize threats over rewards because missing a danger was more costly than missing a meal. In modern life, this wiring makes us dwell on insults, fixate on losses, and consume alarming news. You don't need to ignore bad news, but you do need to consciously counterbalance it.
The point
Negativity bias makes one bad thing outweigh many good ones — correct for it deliberately.
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