Even better and perhaps surprising news, it doesn’t just create a mental shift. We can train our brains to start ‘firing and wiring’ together more positive thoughts, and in doing so actually create new neural pathways. So now for the good news: With patience and practice Hebb’s rule can work in the opposite direction. “The more we do something the more it’s going to become hardwired into the brain.” “In neurobiology, there’s something called Hebb’s rule which basically boils down to this: neurons that fire together, wire together,” says Manly. You might worry about future ‘what-ifs’, like not making enough money or breaking up with a spouse, going over and over the thoughts like a broken record, until they are burned into your brain. Carla Marie Manly, a Santa Rosa, California-based clinical psychologist who specializes in the neurobiology of positivity. “What happens in our highly developed brains is that we tend to focus on something we perceive to be a threat, but that’s not actually one,” explains Dr. Unfortunately, that primitive proclivity can hold us back in many aspects of modern-day life. Those who expected the worst were more likely to survive-and therefore pass those crucial pessimistic genes down. Known as the negativity bias, this innate human reaction is an evolutionary holdover that kept our ancestors safe in a threat-filled world. Has your boss ever praised you multiple times on a project, but suggested one or two areas of improvement? You clearly did a top-notch job, but it’s likely all your brain can do is zero in on the bad news. The human brain is hardwired to focus on the negative.
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