''You know the type: The person who can't look at a glass, no matter how full, without traveling to glass-half-empty land.
It's a tough gig staying positive when you’re with someone who is hell-bent on being negative. Staying positive when something negative is happening in your life is even harder.
Our brains are hardwired to be sensitive to negativity, similar to the fight-or-flight response: We hyper-focus on any perceived threat. That's great when the threat is an impending lion attack, but it's not so great when the threat is merely a negative colleague...''
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