A person chooses what information to focus on. This choice helps to balance negative thoughts. It is about control over one's attention, not ignoring problems.
By Pawan Nayar · from the LLOS AI Learning record
A person chooses what information to focus on.
This choice helps to balance negative thoughts. It is about control over one's attention, not ignoring problems.
A person's brain often focuses on bad things. This is called negativity bias. A person can choose to look for good things too. This helps to see a more complete picture. It gives a person control over their thoughts.
A student gets a bad grade on one test. The student also gets good grades on many other tests. If the student only thinks about the bad grade, the student feels sad. If the student remembers all the good grades, the student sees their overall success.
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A person chooses what information to focus on. This choice helps to balance negative thoughts. It is about control over one's attention, not ignoring problems.