Originally <a href='http://www.sportsbookreview.com/forum/showthread.php?p=24242829'>posted</a> on 07/08/2015:
I read a book recently that talked about why we tend to focus more on negative things than positive. The author explained that the ancient part of our mind is built for survival. Focusing on negative rather than positive could potentially save your life.
It served a purpose back in the day when people would hear noises in the woods. If they ignored that noise and it turned out to be a mountain lion, regardless of the million good things that could've been happening in their lives at that moment, it wouldn't matter because they'd be dead.
I'm not going to tell you what the strategy is. Doesn't matter what the reason is - it's just what I've decided.
So it's up to you to figure out which part of your mind to listen to. Is the noise I'm making the sound of a mountain lion - or is the sound just similar to a mountain lion from your past?
I read a book recently that talked about why we tend to focus more on negative things than positive. The author explained that the ancient part of our mind is built for survival. Focusing on negative rather than positive could potentially save your life.
It served a purpose back in the day when people would hear noises in the woods. If they ignored that noise and it turned out to be a mountain lion, regardless of the million good things that could've been happening in their lives at that moment, it wouldn't matter because they'd be dead.
I'm not going to tell you what the strategy is. Doesn't matter what the reason is - it's just what I've decided.
So it's up to you to figure out which part of your mind to listen to. Is the noise I'm making the sound of a mountain lion - or is the sound just similar to a mountain lion from your past?