5 ways to overcome negative thinking
Are you tired of your negative thoughts and limiting beliefs getting in the way when it comes to achieving your goals and desires? You are not alone, in fact humans are born with a natural, ingrained negativity bias, handed down from our ancestors, from the cave man days. This negativity bias was a form of protection, alerting us to potential threats, which could mean life or death out in the wild! According to psychologist and happiness researcher Timothy. J. Bono, PHD, who teaches a course on the Science of Happiness at Washington University in St Louis, “We inherited the genes that that predisposed us to give us special attention to those negative aspects of our environments that could be harmful to us.” It was a way to keep us safe. We may not have the same potential threats as our ancestors, but we do have many modern day potential threats and stressors to navigate. So how do we overcome this natural tendency towards the negative? Here’s 5 ways to help flip the negative : Ex