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Mukundarajan V N

Apr 17

3 min read

How To Spot and Experience the Good Things in Our Lives

Neuroplasticity will train the brain to look for good things in our lives

Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash

The human brain’s negativity bias is rooted in our evolutionary history. The brain favours survival over flourishing. It kicks off a fight-or-flight mode of thinking when faced with what it perceives as a danger to our safety.

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Mukundarajan V N

Mukundarajan V N

Retired banker living in India. Avid reader. I write to learn, inform and inspire. Believe in ethical living and sustainable development. vnmukund@gmail.com

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