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Why the Mind Holds Onto Negative Memories More Than Positive Ones
20:47 - 24:55 (04:07)
The human mind tends to remember negative experiences more strongly than positive ones due to a shift in attention as we age. Even though very young infants initially pay greater attention to positive facial expressions and tone of voice, this changes as they near the age of 1.
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This episode emphasizes the importance of not always trusting how we feel in a millisecond of a moment and instead pushing through and measuring how we feel after.
20:47 - 22:10 (01:23)
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This episode emphasizes the importance of not always trusting how we feel in a millisecond of a moment and instead pushing through and measuring how we feel after. It is crucial to take a mental or physical picture and journal about positive experiences to help the mind hold onto them stronger than negative ones.
ChapterWhy the Mind Holds Onto Negative Memories More Than Positive Ones
Episode10 Ways to Get Things Done Even When You Don't Feel Like It
PodcastOn Purpose with Jay Shetty
The human mind has a tendency to remember negative experiences over positive ones, even from a very young age.
22:10 - 24:55 (02:44)
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The human mind has a tendency to remember negative experiences over positive ones, even from a very young age. Studies have shown that infants as young as 3 months old exhibit a negativity bias when making social evaluations of others.