AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -For some reason, our brains defer to the negative. According to the National Science Foundation, 80% of our thoughts are negative and 95% of our thoughts are repetitive.

Detailed explanation-2: -“Believing in negative thoughts is the single greatest obstruction to success.” “There are so many people who will tell you that you can’t do this, but you have to make sure that your voice isn’t going to be one of them.”

Detailed explanation-3: -A growing body of research suggests that negative thinking, if strategically pursued, has a role to play in happiness, too. Ancient philosophical and spiritual traditions, from the Stoics to the Buddhists, recognized the life-enhancing potential of trying less strenuously to be happy.

Detailed explanation-4: -Because negative information causes a surge in activity in a critical information processing area of the brain, our behaviors and attitudes tend to be shaped more powerfully by bad news, experiences, and information.