Why Your Brain Remembers the Bad and Forgets the Good

What if you’re not seeing yourself accurately? Our brains naturally pay more attention to negative experiences than positive ones—a tendency psychologists call the negativity bias. That may help explain why one embarrassing moment can overshadow years of success, or why one criticism can outweigh ten compliments. In this video, I explore how that bias might quietly shape our identity, confidence, and self-perception. If this made you think differently, subscribe for more conversations about psychology, identity, and the human condition.