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Discounting the Positive
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Discounting the positive, also known as positive discounting or emotional invalidation, is a cognitive distortion that involves devaluing or minimizing positive experiences, achievements, or compliments. It's like having a built-in dimmer switch for good things, constantly turning down the brightness and leaving you feeling less happy and fulfilled than you deserve.
Doom Scrolling
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Doomscrolling, also sometimes called doomsurfing, refers to the act of spending an excessive amount of time consuming negative news or content online. This can involve endlessly scrolling through social media feeds, news websites, or even comment sections, primarily focusing on negative headlines, distressing stories, and generally bleak information.
Dunning-Kruger effect
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The Dunning-Kruger effect, named after the researchers David Dunning and Justin Kruger, is a cognitive bias that describes the phenomenon where people of below-average ability in a specific area overestimate their own competence. In simpler terms, it means people who are not very good at something tend to think they are much better at it than they actually are.
Economist Resiliant Cities Index
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Economist Impact defines urban resilience as a city’s ability to avoid, withstand and recover from shocks, such as natural disasters; and from long-term stresses such as poverty, decrepit infrastructure or migration. A resilient city should be able to self-organise following a shock event, adapt to unfolding risks and plan ahead rather than react
Eisenhower Matrix
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The Eisenhower Matrix, also known as the Urgent-Important Matrix, is a simple and effective tool for prioritizing tasks based on their urgency and importance. It was popularized by Stephen Covey in his book "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People," but the concept is attributed to Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th President of the United States.