a-ha! i knew it!
Listening to Complainers Is Bad for Your Brain by Minda Zetlin at inc.com.
"...being exposed to too much complaining can actually make you dumb. Research shows that exposure to 30 minutes or more of negativity -- including viewing such material on TV -- actually peels away neurons in the brain's hippocampus. "That's the part of your brain you need for problem solving," he says. "Basically, it turns your brain to mush.""
this is why i don't watch the news or listen to campaign mudslinging. now i have scientific verification.
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"...being exposed to too much complaining can actually make you dumb. Research shows that exposure to 30 minutes or more of negativity -- including viewing such material on TV -- actually peels away neurons in the brain's hippocampus. "That's the part of your brain you need for problem solving," he says. "Basically, it turns your brain to mush.""
this is why i don't watch the news or listen to campaign mudslinging. now i have scientific verification.
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