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0244 [MINDSET] A Simple Way to Combat Biased Thinking

Apr 05, 20212 minSeason 5Ep. 244
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Our minds have evolved to seek out negativity and threat as a pretty effective defense mechanism to keep us safe and propagating as a species. But, what that also means is that we're walking around with a naturally biased, unbalanced mindset. Because our minds are naturally poised to look for AND FIND negativity and threat, we see reality as more negative than it actually is. The antidote for this is to intentionally look for the positive. Not with the goal of distorting reality, but with the goal of SEEING reality.

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