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Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.10,0:00:02.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today we are going to talk about a basic mechanism that
Dialogue: 0,0:00:02.53,0:00:05.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,our brain has and that affects our lives.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:06.30,0:00:10.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our brain tends to be negative.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.64,0:00:16.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thanks to that, humans have survived for\Nthousands of years.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.55,0:00:21.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What does our brain do? it naturally\Ngoes for the negative and
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.65,0:00:26.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,looks for any type of threat it can find and
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.04,0:00:28.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,starts looking for
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.72,0:00:31.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,any dangerous situation that may occur.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.18,0:00:37.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's worried for all the bad things that could\Nhappen to us
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.83,0:00:41.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our brain is truly a survival machine.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.44,0:00:44.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Psychologist Rick Hanson says:
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.98,0:00:57.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"The brain is like Velcro for negative experiences,\Nbut Teflon for positive ones".
Dialogue: 0,0:00:58.76,0:01:06.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This explains why it's so easy for us to find \Nnegativity before positivity and
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.53,0:01:11.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,why we give too much attention and room to\Nfear and concern.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.21,0:01:17.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Studies suggest that if you say one negative thing\Nto your couple,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.96,0:01:24.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you'll need to say 5 positive things to\Ncounter the negative effect.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.61,0:01:31.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our brain works for our survival. \NTo get us through the day. It is not
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.98,0:01:37.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,prepared and it is not meant to care\Nfor our happiness.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.71,0:01:40.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That is up to us.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:40.67,0:01:45.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If we both do our jobs right, we will not \Nonly get through the day alive,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.38,0:01:48.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but happy as well.