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The mind has an inherent negativity bias.
Melli O'Brien • Deep Resilience: A four-step journey to unshakable inner strength
Our cognitive apparatus is designed, at least in part, to sustain us in the long term rather than balm us in the near term.
Daniel H. Pink • The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward
One of the fascinating traits of our ancient brain is its negativity bias. To keep us safe, it’s far less interested in what’s positive in our environment and significantly more invested in letting us know what’s bad.
Robin Sharma • The 5 AM Club: Own Your Morning. Elevate Your Life.
Derek Sivers • The Gardener and the Carpenter - by Alison Gopnik | Derek Sivers
- Make us less prone to confirmation bias.
Susan David • Emotional Agility
One of the most useful findings in recent neuroscience could be summed up as: The decision-making network in our brain doesn’t prioritize.
Daniel Levitin • The Organized Mind
And so, our initial impressions tend to hold an outsized impact, no matter the evidence that may follow.
Maria Konnikova • Mastermind
Moran Cerf, with Sam Barnett, recently published a paper suggesting that what makes a story memorable or engaging or vivid is how many brains respond similarly to it.12