HOW DO I GET RID OF NEGATIVE BIAS ?

Walking through the corridor for an urgent meeting for which I was getting late, I saw my colleague. Instead of the first word of the day, a pleasant good morning she asked, are you ok? You don’t look so well, don’t look so good.

Before I received this comment, I was fine. All I was concerned was with the meeting updates but now with this comment my head got spinning.

In my mind, I am going through all kinds of thoughts, what the hell, I feel fine. why did she say that?

I quickly check my face on the phone camera, lipstick, and eyes shadows fine, face looks as usual, then why did she say?

Did she mean it? Did she have an ulterior motive? Is she jealous of me?

The meeting went well but as soon it finished; I was back to why did she say that?

My relentless mind could not stop, and I caved in and asked my colleague why she felt I wasn’t well? She said I looked fine now maybe due to meeting rush my face looked panicked.

But then, I wondered, why was I so negative? overthrown by one comment.

Blame me on our evolution, as per human history, paying attention to bad, dangerous, and negative threats in the world was literally a matter of life and death. Those who were more attuned to danger and who paid more attention to the bad things around them were more likely to survive.

Additionally, studies have shown that negative information is more likely to be perceived as truthful. Since negative information draws greater attention, it also may be seen as having greater validity. This might be why bad news seems to garner more attention.³

Neuroscientific evidence has shown that negative stimuli elicit a larger brain response than positive ones.

The simple but not so simple solution to negative bias is Stop Negative Self-Talk

Be conscious of the kind thoughts running through your mind after an unpleasant event takes place, stay calm, reflect, or walk around in outside space will help.

When you find yourself interpreting something in a negative way, or only focus on the bad aspect of the situation, then force yourself to look for ways to reframe the events in a more positive light. redirect your attention elsewhere and engage in an activity that brings you joy.