Since the creation of the 24 hour news cycle, they have become incredibly efficient at keeping you glued to the television awaiting the next tragic event that has happened in some corner of the United States. However, when you consider the increase in population, then the world has become much more safer over the decades. However the coverage of tragic events would have you believe the opposite. Due to thousands of years of living in the wild our brains pay more attention to potential danger than potential benefit. What is more attention grabbing: 5 ways you may die tomorrow, or 5 ways that the world is getting better. One of these grabs your attention, while the other almost seems naive. If you fall prey and get drawn in by negativity, then you can find yourself in a downward spiral where you see very little light a the end of the tunnel.
This is one of the reasons you need to be wary of the information you feed your consciousness. Positive thoughts floods your brain with serotonin and dopamine which can rewire the circuitry of your brain. Constant breaking news of robberies and the darkest corners of society can make the world seem worse than it is and influence your perspective.
Having a positive perspective will not only benefit your financial life, but allow you to better persevere through difficult times and difficult markets. For example, a negative event can happen to two different people and they can interpret it completely different. Having the resilience to stay invested and continue to invest new money makes the difference between being left on the side of the road and persevering until things get better and making it to the finish.
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