> [!tldr] humans are biologically hardwired to focus on negative things A pre-human who didn't focus on solving problems was less likely to produce offspring. A [[selective advantage]] came about for individuals who happened to be more problems-focused people. Eventually humanity came to be more fixated on the negative things than the positive ones. This makes us unhappy and can lead to missing out on [[Focus on the Bright Spots to Solve Problems|bright spots]] that may actually lead to better solutions. Things I've heard that are in this lane: - it takes 5 positive experiences to equal 1 bad one - "If it bleeds, it leads" - **** # More ## Source - [[Switch (book)]]