<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Negativity bias describes a tendency to prioritize... > Negativity bias describes a tendency to prioritize possible threat, loss, and error; it does not mean every person is permanently negative or every fear is irrational. The bias is an adaptive system that requires calibration to the conditions actually present. **Source:** [[livestreams/Negativity, Rumination, and the Restorative Power of Connection - Workbook|Negativity, Rumination, and the Restorative Power of Connection]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Negativity bias describes a tendency to prioritize possible threat, loss, and error; it does not mean every person is permanently negative or every fear is irrational. The bias is an adaptive system that requires calibration to the conditions actually present.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-negativity-bias-describes-conditions-actually-present ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->