The brains of humans contain a mechanism that is designed to give priority to bad news.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Now the amygdala is our early warning detector, our danger detector. It sorts and scours through all of the information looking for anything in the environment that might harm us. So given a dozen news stories, we will preferentially look at the negative news.
Along with our many human propensities, we evolved a huge cerebral cortex with which we make decisions.
When we can lay down our fear and anger and choose responses other than aggression, we create the conditions for bringing out the best in us humans.
Situational variables can exert powerful influences over human behavior, more so that we recognize or acknowledge.
It's how you prioritize in life.
Some habits of ineffectiveness are rooted in our social conditioning toward quick-fix, short-term thinking.
Portraying as human the people you hear about on the news doing bad things is dangerous. But it's also necessary and important.
Humans have a knack for choosing precisely the things that are worst for them.
The emotional brain responds to an event more quickly than the thinking brain.
It may well be our brains are wired up to be slightly more optimistic than they should be.