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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.
