Retrain Your Brain: From Negative Bias to Positive Outlook
This program helps you understand the negativity bias, its impact, and practical strategies to retrain your mind for a more positive outlook. It incorporates the concepts of gain and loss framing to teach effective reframing techniques.
Program Modules
Understanding the Negativity Bias
Explore the concept of negativity bias and its impact on thoughts and feelings.
Gain vs. Loss Framing
WeeklyLearn about gain and loss framing through examples and experiments.
“The same glass, the saying goes can be seen as half-full or half-empty.”
Practical Strategies for a Positive Outlook
Learn and implement strategies to shift from a negative bias to a more positive outlook in daily life.
Gratitude Journaling
DailyPractice gratitude journaling to boost happiness and well-being.
“There's research out at UC Davis, showing that just writing for a few minutes each day about things that you're grateful for can dramatically boost your happiness and well-being, and even your health.”
Rehearse and Share Good News
DailyFocus on sharing positive experiences and rehearse them.
“We tend to think, right, that misery loves company, that venting will help get rid of our negative emotions... But we forget to talk about the good stuff.”
Reframe Negative Thoughts
DailyActively reframe negative thoughts to find a positive angle.
What You'll Accomplish
- Understand the concept of negativity bias.
- Recognize how gain and loss framing impacts perception.
- Learn practical strategies to shift to a positive outlook.
- Implement gratitude journaling for increased well-being.
- Practice sharing positive experiences.
- Actively reframe negative thoughts.
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