{"id":11047,"date":"2026-04-07T10:56:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T08:56:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mental.mindvise.de\/?p=11047"},"modified":"2026-04-07T10:56:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T08:56:25","slug":"exercise-making-the-negativity-bias-visible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mental.mindvise.de\/en\/2026\/04\/07\/exercise-making-the-negativity-bias-visible\/","title":{"rendered":"Exercise: Making the Negativity Bias Visible"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Often, it is especially the things that didn\u2019t go well that stick with us. Our attention almost automatically focuses on what was exhausting, incomplete, or negative. This exercise helps you to perceive your day more consciously and more fully \u2014 without sugarcoating anything, but also without overlooking what matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This exercise takes about 10 minutes and is especially suitable at the end of a completely ordinary day. Take a quiet moment, preferably without distractions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step 1 \u2013 First thoughts (approx. 3 minutes)<br>Briefly close your eyes and mentally go through your day \u2014 from waking up until now. Then open your eyes and write down everything that comes to mind spontaneously.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>without organizing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>without judging<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>without changing anything<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It can be chaotic or even negatively colored. If you get stuck, ask yourself:<br>\u201cWhat stood out to me the most today?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step 2 \u2013 Counter list (approx. 3 minutes)<br>Now deliberately direct your attention in a different direction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Write down:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What was okay today?<br>What did you accomplish \u2014 even small things?<br>What worked?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These can be very simple things. The ordinary is completely enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then briefly compare:<br>How do the two lists differ?<br>Which one feels more present?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step 3 \u2013 A moment that stays (approx. 4 minutes)<br>Choose one point from your second list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read it slowly twice<br>Briefly close your eyes<br>Recall the situation: Where were you? What did you notice?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stay with this moment for about 15\u201320 seconds \u2014 without judging it or thinking further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Final reflection question<br>When you compare your spontaneous image of the day with your second list:<br>How close do these two perspectives come?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And what would change if you gave the things from the second list as much weight as your initial thoughts?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Often, it is especially the things that didn\u2019t go well that stick with us. Our attention almost automatically focuses on what was exhausting, incomplete, or negative. This exercise helps you to perceive your day more consciously and more fully \u2014 without sugarcoating anything, but also without overlooking what matters. 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