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

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and that affects our lives.


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Our brain tends to be negative.

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Thanks to that, humanity has survived for 
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
it anticipates the dangers that may happen.


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Our brain is constanly "worrying" for the bad
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 
Teflon for positive ones".

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

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and why we give so much importance to
fear and concern.

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


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

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


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

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That's up to us.


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

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not only alive, but also happy.