Thrive Solo Thursday Thoughts: The Amount of Good Things in Your Life Depends on Your Ability to Notice Them
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Mar 5, 2026 A gentle chat about training your attention to notice more of the good around you. They talk about limiting news overload and protecting emotional energy. Practical prompts include movement, gratitude and choosing to shift a funk. Neuroplasticity and the brain’s role in spotting positives get a simple, friendly breakdown.
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Noticing Small Wins Multiplies Goodness
- The amount of good in your life depends on your ability to notice it.
- Polly illustrates this with small daily wins like sunlight pouring through a window as a deliberate thing to observe and appreciate.
Choose To Shift Out Of A Funk
- Be intentional about feeling good and choose to shift focus when you notice you're in a funk.
- Lucy and Polly emphasise making a conscious decision to stop doom loops and seek moments that uplift you even amid bad world news.
Negativity Bias Is Amplified By Constant News
- Humans are wired to notice negative information more readily because it helped survival, so negativity feels automatic.
- Both hosts point out modern news and screens massively amplify that bias, requiring active countermeasures.
