Dear Eric: My 78-year-old mother is a very kind and generous person; however, she goes through life looking through a lens of negativity. Whatever can go wrong will go wrong in her eyes. She ...

We all have those days when things just don't go our way, and a good vent to a trusted friend feels like a necessary release. But then there are the chronic complainers – individuals for whom every ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Julia Korn writes about leadership and career development. Let’s be clear: expressing occasional negativity isn’t just normal— it ...

Dear Eric: I’ve been married for 37 years to a man who is everything most people dream of in a spouse except one. He automatically says “no” or disagrees with 98 percent of everything I say or suggest ...

The human brain processes negative information differently than positive input, explaining why one pessimistic comment can overshadow ten encouraging ones. This “negativity bias” evolved as a survival ...