Knowing without feeling is like a menu without a meal. - Rick Hanson

In effect, the negativity bias is tilted toward immediate survival, but against quality of life,

As you become a happier person, the left frontal region of your brain becomes more active (Davidson 2004). What flows through your mind sculpts your brain. Thus, you can use your mind to change your brain for the better — which will benefit your whole being, and every other person whose life you touch.

The brain is good at learning from bad experiences, but bad at learning from good ones.