{"id":252280,"date":"2021-05-17T20:13:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T17:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/finding-it-hard-to-be-positive-blame-your-brain-and-then-do-this-lifesavvy\/"},"modified":"2021-05-17T20:13:00","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T17:13:00","slug":"finding-it-hard-to-be-positive-blame-your-brain-and-then-do-this-lifesavvy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/finding-it-hard-to-be-positive-blame-your-brain-and-then-do-this-lifesavvy\/","title":{"rendered":"#Finding It Hard to Be Positive? Blame Your Brain (And Then Do This) \u2013 LifeSavvy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;#Finding It Hard to Be Positive? Blame Your Brain (And Then Do This) \u2013 LifeSavvy&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content-area\">\n<figure style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage wp-image-25549 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lifesavvy.com\/p\/uploads\/2020\/04\/6f5e3fdc.png?width=1200\" alt=\"An illustration showing a balance scale weighing someone's positive and negative experiences.\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" data-credittext=\"University of California\/YouTube\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\">University of California\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you\u2019re having trouble focusing on positive things, it has as much to do with whether the thing is actually negative or positive as it does with the bias your brain has towards the negative.<\/p>\n<p>In the following video, University of California Davis behavioral scientist Alison Ledgerwood, an expert in how we frame life experience and interactions, explains why our brain is the way it is and what to do:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Your brain is wired for negative thoughts. Here\u2019s how to change it.\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3ThUrVXz9j0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>While the short little 4-minute video is a great overview, if you\u2019re in a hurry here\u2019s the 10-second summary: our brains are so good at remembering bad things because it\u2019s so much worse, from an evolutionary standpoint, to forget something dangerous than to forget something good. If you forget which cave the bears live in you might die, but if you forget where the berry bush is, well, you can always wander around until you find another one.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s the solution to help you smile more about berry bushes and worry less about bear dens?<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, it\u2019s pretty straight forward: spend more time thinking about the berries. Just like we highlighted in a recent post about gratitude journaling, focusing on the positive things in your life trains your brain to pay more attention to them and makes you h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ier in the process.<\/p>\n<p>[via <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/boingboing.net\/2020\/04\/29\/how-to-think-positively-and-wh.html\">BoingBoing<\/a>]\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\nsetTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('init', '267914477473431');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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