Why do we see the bad more often than the good?

The Wellness Scoop

Mental Health, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 2 February 2021

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Why do we respond more to the negative over the positive; to criticism more than praise? Why do we worry so much? How can we stop our negative thought patterns? Science shows this negative thinking is innate, it’s our negativity bias and it explains why negative events and emotions affect us more strongly than positive ones. Our guests today, John Tierney and Roy Baumeister, explain why our brains work in this way and how we can recognise the negativity effect and break destructive patterns. Ella and Matt’s recommendations: This Is Us, History Hit, Tudor Dynasties and Matt Haig’s The Midnight Library John Tierney and Roy Baumeister, The Power of Bad See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:31.4	Hi and welcome to the delicious Ciela podcast with me Ella Mills and my husband and co-host Matthew
1:36.6	Mills. Hi everyone. I hope you're all doing very well this week and thank you again, everyone who
1:42.2	got in touch, podcast at deliciousceola.com with any questions or episode ideas. I have to say I've
1:49.0	been absolutely loving this season so far. I definitely feel that personally I've learned a lot
1:54.5	from it that episode we're took to and about looking at the building blocks of our lives
1:59.5	and the external events that shape us that has really resonated with me. And I hope you have
2:04.7	all found the same as well. And the feedback we've had on the first episode this year about the five
2:10.2	pillars of health and all those small steps we can take every day has been probably the best
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