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1: How to Build A Happier Brain

Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson

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The Good Samaritan

We tend to remember the negative one and forget the positive one. This is because we've evolved a brain with what scientists call a built-in negativity bias. If you fail to get a carrot today, you'll have a chance at another one tomorrow. But if you fail to avoid that stick today, that predator, that aggression with some alpha, male, let's say in your band, whap, no more carrots forever.

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