by Lynne Franklin Wordsmith | Jun 15, 2022 | Neuroscience, Video
Why Your Thoughts Default to the Negative and What to Do About It When you get bad news, it’s so easy to get sucked into the negative swirl. Blame your ancestors for this. It’s called negativity bias. Our brains look for — and learn best from —...
by Lynne Franklin Wordsmith | Jan 31, 2017 | Leadership
Our happy dog Bob died unexpectedly last week. I learned about this when driving to Minnesota for a funeral for my aunt. (What a rotten day!)While dealing with my own loss and mourning, I realized the people around me were equally at a loss about what to do.Here’s...