Caroline Cavanagh

Focus on the Good | @caroline-cavanagh | The Anxiety Alchemist

28 Sept 2026 · 0 min

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In this brief segment, the speaker explains how our attention shapes our emotional experience. By habitually scanning for negative aspects, we reinforce negative feelings and increase anxiety and frustration. Conversely, deliberately shifting attention to positive aspects uncovers good things, generates positive thoughts, and leads to more positive emotions, fostering greater happiness.

When we look for negatives, we see the negatives because they're there, and by seeing the negatives, you feel more negative. That creates anxiety, frustration, lots of feelings that are not congruent with happiness. However, good things are there too. So when you change the focus and start looking for the good things, you start to have more positive thoughts. The positive thoughts lead to positive feelings.

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