02352cam a2200325 i 4500 611010726 TxAuBib 20200227120000.0 190418s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2019017303 9781594205521 hardcover 1594205523 hardcover 9781984879172 international edition 1984879170 international edition (OCoLC)1091846698 DLC eng rda DLC OCLCF TOH LIQ UAP OQX TXSCH ILC DLC OCLCO RB0 TxAuBib rda Tierney, John, (John Marion.) The power of bad [Book] : how the negativity effect rules us and how we can rule it / John Tierney and Roy F. Baumeister. New York : Penguin Press, [2019] 325 pages ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. "Our brain's negativity bias makes evolutionary sense because it kept our ancestors alert to fatal dangers, but it distorts our perspective in today's media environment. The steady barrage of bad news and crisismongering makes us feel helpless and leaves us needlessly fearful and angry. We ignore our many blessings, preferring to heed--and vote for--the voices telling us the world is going to hell. But once we recognize our negativity bias, the rational brain can overcome the power of bad when it's harmful and employ that power when it's beneficial. In fact, bad breaks and bad feelings create the most powerful incentives to become smarter and stronger. Properly understood, bad can be put to perfectly good use. As noted science journalist John Tierney and Baumeister show in this wide-ranging book, we can adopt proven strategies to avoid the pitfalls that doom relationships, careers, businesses, and nations. Instead of despairing at what's wrong in your life and in the world, you can see how much is going right--and how to make it still better." -- adapted from book jacket. Negativism. Self-help publications. lcgft Baumeister, Roy F, author. Tierney, John (John Marion), New York : Penguin Press, 2019 Power of bad.