People are generally far more drawn towards negative ‘bad’ news far more than ‘good’ positive news. The media of course knows this and caters by publishing more of the rough stuff to satisfy our masochistic tenancies. This leads to the impression that things are far worse than they really are.

For instance, would you really be that aware of the current economic ‘crisis’ if it was not constantly highlighted? Is your life really that different now?

Instead of being negative, why not see the positive in the current circumstances? There is opportunity in every situation. For example if you are a writer, then write about money saving tips. People will be far more interested in that right now. If you are an accountant, then offer a service that guarantees to save a company money even paying after your fees.

People want to make or save money more than ever – opportunity knocks if you think outside the box!

@ Jake – That’s certainly an interesting idea. The real problem comes though when it’s a close family member.

Good article. We all need to tune out the negative stuff that can surround us in life. Unfortunately, news media highlights all the bad stuff out there.

Try taking one negative item away from yourself each month and see if it changes your outlook on things. We can all fill our buckets up with too much and overload ourselves. When I remove a negative thing in my life I have tried to replace it with a positive…exercise, eating good, etc.

Thanks again Tim.

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Or does it instead depress me, incapacitate me, and make me want to curl up into a ball?

There is factual reality. Then there is what is being force-fed to us by the media. I draw the line between the two and refuse to let it in.

Great post.

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