Want More Confidence? Cut Down These Five Negative Thought Patterns

Has it happened to you that sometimes you start to find the bad in everything around you? The environment becomes ugly, you don’t like it and it seems that everything is susceptible to being wrong. It’s as if a cloud of negativity chases you. According to psychology there is a logical explanation for this behavior: a phenomenon called negativity bias. It’s our predisposition to give more attention to the negative. Unfavorable information tends t…

Want More Confidence? Cut Down These Five Negative Thought Patterns

When it comes to developing a more confident mindset, much of the self-help industry centers on positive thinking. But the truth is, the bigger mindset leaps come not by piling on positivity, but by cutting down the noise of habitual negativity. Less negative or pessimistic thinking is a stronger predictor of physical health than increasing optimism and has more ripple impacts on your life. How Habitual Negative Thinking Undermines Growth Habitu…