I Wonder

Why we are so attracted to bad news and fail to notice the good - negativity bias explained


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Episode 48

Life sucks, doesn't it? These days there is so much bad news from all around the world  and I’m sure your private life isn’t easy too. Nowadays it’s hard to find things to be happy about. Or is it? Scientific research shows that actually things might be a lot better than you think but our psychology makes us much more attracted to bad news. This episode is all about negativity bias and why we pay so much attention to the bad things while completely ignoring all the good ones.


RECOMMENDATION & MENTIONS


Boho Beautiful YouTube channel https://youtube.com/c/bohobeautiful


Reasons To Be Cheerful https://reasonstobecheerful.world

Pew Research Center survey https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2020/02/26/almost-seven-in-ten-americans-have-news-fatigue-more-among-republicans/

The Gottman Ratio https://www.gottman.com/blog/the-magic-relationship-ratio-according-science/


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I WonderBy Julia

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