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Today we're going to talk about a basic[br]mechanism our brain has

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and that affects our lives.[br]

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Our brain tends to be negative.

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Thanks to that, humanity has survived for [br]thousands of years.

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What does our brain do?

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It emphasizes on the negative.

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It looks for any threats that it can find and[br]it anticipates the dangers that may happen.[br]

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Our brain is constanly "worrying" for the bad[br]things that can happen to us.

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It is a true survival machine.

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The american therapist, Rick Hanson, says:

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"The brain is like velcro for negative experiences, but [br]Teflon for positive ones".

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This explains why it's easier for us[br]to find negative aspects before the positive

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and why we give so much importance to[br]fear and concern.

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Some studies say that if you tell your [br]partner a negative thing,[br]

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you will need to say five positive things[br]to make up for the negative effect.

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Our brain works for our survival, [br]to keep us alive through the day[br]

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It's not ready and doesn't care for[br]our happiness.

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That's up to us.[br]

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If the brain and us work together, today [br]we will get through the day,

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not only alive, but also happy.