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The Neuroscience of Positivity: Why Negativity Is a Habit—and How Gratitude & Dopamine Rewire Your Brain

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Growth & Mindset · Neuroscience The Neuroscience of Positivity: Why Negativity Is a Habit—and How Gratitude, Dopamine & Predictive Processing Rewire the Brain If you feel like your brain is wired to expect the worst, you’re not broken—and you’re definitely not alone. Negativity often isn’t a “personality flaw”; it’s a set of neural habits your brain built to keep you safe. The good news? Because of neuroplasticity , those habits are trainable. When you pair gratitude, self-validation, and small positive actions with what we know about dopamine and predictive processing, you can gradually shift your brain from scanning for danger to noticing opportunity. Positivity is not pretending everything is fine. It’s training your brain to see the whole picture— including the things that are working, the resources you do have, and the next small step forward. 1. Why your brain defaults to negativity ...
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