# A simple trick to improve positive thinking

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxUCDavis
- Speaker: Alison Ledgerwood
- Year: 2013
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Psychology and the brain, Society and politics
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/alison_ledgerwood_a_simple_trick_to_improve_positive_thinking)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Why does a failure seem to stick in our minds so much longer than a success? According to social psychologist Alison Ledgerwood, our perception of the world tends to lean negative, and reframing how we communicate could be the key to unlocking a more positive outlook. In this sharp talk, Ledgerwood shares a simple trick for kicking negative thinking to the curb so we can start focusing on the upside.

## Lectures

1. [A simple trick to improve positive thinking](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/alison_ledgerwood_a_simple_trick_to_improve_positive_thinking/040d72f7fea4), 10 min (TED's player)