“negativity bias.”

Oxytocin only increases as a result of stimuli. Left to their own devices, our oxytocin levels naturally hover at a baseline that’s around zero.

most people will do more to avoid loss than to benefit from an equivalent gain.

When you think about telling the truth about what’s happening in your life right now, do you feel any physical tension, pain, tightness? Do you feel anxious or fearful?

the longest-living participants had, among other things, consistently dedicated themselves to helping others.

Being positive then becomes a skill we can consciously choose to hone every day.

And there’s a growing understanding that the true gateway into the brain is through the body, which is exactly how Tapping works.

What’s most challenging about looking at the truth is not the process itself but how vulnerable it makes us feel.

culture that emphasizes accomplishment and productivity, a culture that values doing over being.