Stop Being BRAINWASHED With NEGATIVE THOUGHTS & Learn To CONTROL YOUR MIND | Rob Dial
Channel: The Mindset Mentor Podcast
Date: 2020-07-29

The news is brainwashing you!!!

We can all agree that the news has been an absolute dumpster-fire for the past 40 years. It used to be a way to stay informed and learn about current events. Now it no longer keeps you informed, but rather conformed. 

Everything that comes into your awareness changes the way that you feel and think. 
If you watch the news, you’d think that the world was getting worse but statistically, there’s never been a time in human history where it has been safer to be alive than right now.

The news stations understand the way human brains work. 
It’s a business, and a business has to have revenue. 
How do they make their revenue? Through advertising. The more people that are watching the news the more revenue is coming in. How do they keep you watching? By making you believe that if you're not informed, you're in danger. 

The human brain is wired for survival. It’s designed to focus on the negative so that you can stay alive. The news stations use a marketing strategy called an open-loop which keeps you watching the station for longer. When you watch longer, they’re making more income. 
It’s designed to be as negative as possible so they can make more money. 

We all know someone who watches way too much news. I want you to think about that person and answer this question; would you say they’re positive or more negative? 

Just because the news doesn’t show the good stuff in the world, doesn’t mean it’s not happening. 

So what should we do? We need to become in charge of what we allow into our space. Instead of watching the news, listen to podcasts, turn on YouTube, read a book, hang out with people that inspire you, go out in nature, be in charge, and be very intentional about what you consume.

You get to choose what you focus on. 

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