{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Just One Thing","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/justonething","author_name":"Rick Hanson","author_url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/justonething\/author\/buddhasbrain\/","title":"Overcoming the Negativity Bias","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"4kEvWSGeB2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/justonething\/2014\/02\/overcoming-the-negativity-bias\/\">Overcoming the Negativity Bias<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/justonething\/2014\/02\/overcoming-the-negativity-bias\/embed\/#?secret=4kEvWSGeB2\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Overcoming the Negativity Bias&#8221; &#8212; Just One Thing\" data-secret=\"4kEvWSGeB2\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"You were quoted in a short post about negativity bias in which you stated, \u201cThe brain is like Velcro for negative experiences and Teflon for positives ones.\u201d Can you explain this in more detail? As the brain evolved, it was critically important to learn from negative experiences \u2013 if one survived them! \u201cOnce burned, twice The post Overcoming the Negativity Bias appeared first on Dr. Rick Hanson.","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/rickhanson\/blog?d=yIl2AUoC8zA"}