Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Your brain wants to keep you alive, it doesn't care about keeping you happy. This video explores the brain's negativity bias, and particularly how it influences how we think and feel about ourselves.
Timestamps:
0:00 The negative brain
2:05 Your movie vs. their highlights
3:21 Piaget, and how we learn
6:37 What we learn about ourselves, and why we learn it
9:31 A framework for seeing yourself more clearly
15:28 The brain wants us alive, not happy
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Your brain wants to keep you alive, it doesn't care about keeping you happy. This video explores the brain's negativity bias, and particularly how it influences how we think and feel about ourselves.
Timestamps:
0:00 The negative brain
2:05 Your movie vs. their highlights
3:21 Piaget, and how we learn
6:37 What we learn about ourselves, and why we learn it
9:31 A framework for seeing yourself more clearly
15:28 The brain wants us alive, not happy
Subscribe to Being Well on:
Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/being-well-with-dr-rick-hanson/id1120885936
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/5d87ZU1XY0fpdYNSEwXLVQ
Who Am I: I'm Forrest, the co-author of Resilient (amzn.to/3iXLerD) and host of the Being Well Podcast (apple.co/38ufGG0). I'm making videos focused on simplifying psychology, mental health, and personal growth.
Subscribe to Rick on YouTube: youtube.com/@RickHanson?sub_confirmation=1
Get Rick's Free Newsletters: rickhanson.com/writings/newsletters-from-dr-rick-hanson
Follow Rick Here:
🌍 rickhanson.com
📸 instagram.com/rickhansonphd
I'm not a clinician, and what I say on this channel should not be taken as medical advice.
You can follow me here:
🎤 apple.co/38ufGG0
🌍 forresthanson.com
📸 instagram.com/f.hanson
