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Media Bias

In today's media-saturated world, understanding and managing perception biases is crucial. Jordan Harbinger emphasizes the importance of recognizing how media consumption can distort our view of reality. He suggests that by controlling our biases and being mindful of the content we consume, we can maintain a more balanced perspective.

The media gives our panic-prone primate brains more reasons to feel stressed and more examples of the present to compare with our highly edited version of the past.

--- Jordan Harbinger

Gabriel Mizrahi adds that reducing exposure to constant negative news can help improve our mental outlook 1 2.

   

Negativity Bias

The interplay between mental health and negativity bias significantly affects how we perceive current events. Jordan Harbinger explains that stressors like job loss and prolonged lockdowns can amplify negativity bias, making everything seem worse than it is. This bias is compounded by our tendency to romanticize the past while viewing the present through a negative lens.

We're judging the past on its greatest hits, but we judge the present on everything we have here available, and everything we have available right now is not good.

--- Jordan Harbinger

Gabriel Mizrahi notes that understanding these cognitive perceptions can help us navigate the overwhelming nature of current events more effectively 3 1.