Your co-worker surprised you with a chocolate chip cookie, but a teammate took a dig at your report. As the day goes on, you’re more likely to dwell on the criticism than the act of kindness. Negative ...

Despite our baked-in negativity bias, we still have the power to choose our perspective and to act instead of react. After speaking on a panel with another colleague, I was impressed with her ...

Why do insults once hurled at us stick inside our skull, sometimes for decades? Why do some people have to work extra hard to ward off depression? The answer is, for the same reason political smear ...

One frigid November evening in 2020, I was standing on the city sidewalk with a network camera crew waiting to film my part of a national news clip that would include my thoughts on the closing of New ...

Do you often replay the bad yet always forget the good? Here’s the science behind negative thought spirals and how to find balance and resilience. Do you know why our brains can replay our most ...

Get ready for an attitude adjustment. Being a “negative person” or a “positive person” isn’t set in stone — and using a really simple trick that anyone can learn could change your mood, your ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Navigating the intricacies of your mind is a bit like scrolling through the morning news—there’s a lot happening, and not all of ...

Have you ever noticed how one critical comment sticks with you more than ten genuine compliments could? Or how a single moment of frustration with your partner lingers longer than an entire day of ...

WASHINGTON (ABC7) — The emotional impact of this past year goes far beyond "pandemic fatigue" at this point. And even with major progress on the vaccine front, many people are finding it difficult to ...

Survey data published in JAMA Internal Medicine indicate that biased behavior on the part of patients had a significant negative impact on physicians and trainees. Survey data published in JAMA ...