Keeping a positive mindset throughout life is an important thing that many people struggle to do. It is a normal part of life to be sad, mad, angry, or just have negative feelings, and being able to control those emotions is vital to leading a successful, happy life, according to Nadia Goodman, in the article entitled, “How to train your brain to stay positive”. Teenagers in particular experience fluctuating emotions and feelings of positivity and negativity. As stated by Goodman, people have a general bias towards negative aspects of life, as opposed to focussing more on the positive parts of it. Although accepting failures and setbacks is vital to development, revolving solely around negativity ultimately is a detriment to improvement. Also mentioned in the article, most if not all of the time, there is more good that occurs in life than bad, and being grateful for those good occurrences is one strategy to a positively oriented life. Secondly, developing self confidence in one’s abilities and reaffirming those claims is also crucial to being positive. Lastly, as Goodman puts it, “challenging negative thoughts” and opposing otherwise self deprecating or self loathing comments or ideas is the final strategy to ensure a positive outlook on life.
I agree with you in that maintaining a positive outlook is essential to living a productive and happy life. The ways in which one can "train" their brain to stay optimistic are interesting and worth a shot!
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