Check out [[Daily Reading]] for context. ## Today's Pick of the Internet #### [The psychology of negative thinking](https://nesslabs.com/negative-thinking) **The Negativity Bias Problem** - Thinking and being are inter-related and cyclicly dependent. When you are happy, you think happy thoughts, you get happier. When you are down, you think negative and that affects you even more adversely. - Regular negative thoughts lead to a lowered sense of self-esteem - The more negative you think, the more time you spend on - Ruminating over mistakes - Being stuck in the past - Overcomplicating decisions **Managing Negative Thoughts** - Recognise negative thinking when it arises. It could be an underlying mental health problem. - Interrogate the negative feeling. Is it useful? Or is it aimless negativity? - Transmute your negative thoughts **Transmuting negative thoughts** - Distance yourself from your thoughts - Start a thought diary - Calm yourself down Having (& continuously struggling) with negative self-talk, I tend to ask myself *"What's the worst case if this goes to shit?"* as a de-catastrophising question. More often than not, it helps me calm down and focus on what is most important. --- #### Like what you see? Would you like to support me? Easy! Head over to [this link](https://refind.com/?invite=7b7e76f6e0) and subscribe to receive **Refind** newsletters. Every day Refind picks the most relevant links from around the web for you. Loved by 400k curious minds.