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I quite enjoy your newsletter, Heather. Love your positivity!

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Thanks, Paul. And I really like Deplatformable! Your article today about Above the Fold was excellent!

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The "negativity bias" that guides the media and the news cycle is the reason why it's important for your mental health to limit it as much as possible. If the apocalypse comes and you are not aware of it, are you really worse off? You can fill your time relaxing, laughing, and enjoying great movies that show "what an amazing, magical talent it is to make the sad people who follow the news laugh! Entertainment is important, and the people who make it deserve more prestige."

From: The Band Wagon (1953)—Join The Fun!

https://moviewise.substack.com/p/the-band-wagon-1953join-the-fun

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Oh so true. Thanks for sharing that!

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Heather, It's amazing how I think your gift and book program can go a long way to solve the negativity bias of our brains. Kudos!

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Thank you Magaji. My daughter gave me a canvas tote that says 'Cultivate Kindness'. I carry it everywhere. When people see it, it has sparked some wonderful conversations about kindness. Happy New Year to you. 💜

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I loved this post! I think negatively all the time, and it helped reading how it's based in my genes but controllable at the same time. :)

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I'm so glad you enjoyed this. We all have that negative gene, so it's a daily work-in-progress habit to see and live the positive. Just the fact that you already recognize a tendency is a huge step in the direction of living a more positive life! You've got this! 💜

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Loved this affirmation. I used to face each day with a list of things "TO DO", and as less and less got done by the end of the day, I was so disheartened. Now, at 78, I have turned it around. No more "TO DO" list! Instead, at the end of each day, I write down everything I DID accomplish - no matter how small.( Ironed a shirt. Trimmed the rosemary. Mopped the bathroom.) So then the list I woke up to every day was the "DONE" list. Man, what a difference. Positivity works! Sharron at LEAVES

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Isn't it great how our choices can turn our world around!

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There certainly is a lot of food for thought here. The five to one ratio seems even better than I would have guessed, much the same as when we criticize versus compliment someone. It really takes considerable effort to stay positive.

I understand why we have the negativity bias but it certainly will be a welcome change for humans to shake free from it. I noticed in one of the comments below that it's important to limit the negativity of news - and that sure makes sense as well. Unfortunately, that's much easier said than done. Thanks for the thought provoking post.

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