Humans have a negativity bias — negative events have stronger psychological impact than equally positive ones.

People consistently overestimate how long negative emotions will last — a phenomenon called impact bias.

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The average IQ score is set at 100.

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The development of chemotherapy advanced cancer treatment.

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Music therapy has been shown to reduce pain, anxiety, and blood pressure in clinical settings.

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The planning fallacy causes people to underestimate how long tasks will take — even knowing about the bias.

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Your brain is more active when you are dreaming than when you are awake.

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Negativity bias makes negative experiences more psychologically impactful than positive ones.

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Economic growth measured by GDP doesn't account for inequality, unpaid labor, or environmental degradation.

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