Pay Attention to What You’re Paying Attention To: Taming the Inner Lion
Have you ever found yourself lying awake at 2 a.m., replaying a conversation from earlier that day and wondering if you sounded like an idiot? Or maybe you’ve stared at an email for five minutes, overanalyzing the tone to figure out if someone was annoyed with you. Congratulations—you’ve encountered one of evolution’s greatest hits: your brain’s obsession with spotting problems.
