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#170: TKP Insights: Philosophy

The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish

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The Evolutionary Reason Behind Our Bias for Negative News

Our brains have an amygdala that secretes a fight or flight hormone/nThe fight or flight response served us well in the past/nWe now live in an era of abundance/nOur brains still have the fight or flight response even though we don't need it as much/nWe are naturally inclined to focus on negative things/nPeople are drawn to negative news and sensationalized events/nPracticing gratitude helps develop a positive mindset

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