Among all of the facts, focusing on positive ones (instead of negative ones) can help keep us in a good mental place. Julia both loves and hates running and is grateful to the mysterious woman who encourages her. A double-edged challenge for next time: reframe something positively to ourselves, and reframe something positively for someone else.

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Links:

• To All the Movies I’ve Loved Before Podcast
• Framing effect - Biases & Heuristics | The Decision Lab
• Confirmation bias - Wikipedia
• Pollyanna principle - Wikipedia
• The juice and the squeeze - Contact