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- '''Overgeneralization.''' Believing that negative things always happen to you and positive things never happen to you.

- '''Overgeneralization.''' Believing that negative things always happen to you and positive things never happen to you.

- '''Ungrateful attitude.''' Discounting the good that happens in one's life.

- '''Ungrateful attitude.''' Discounting the good that happens in one's life. See also: [[Gratitude]] and [[Attitude]] and [[Mindset]]

- '''Magnifying.''' Making mountains out of molehills.  

- '''Magnifying.''' Making mountains out of molehills.  

- '''Saying you "should" or "must" do something when it isn't true or beating up yourself excessively for failing to do things'''

- '''Saying you "should" or "must" do something when it isn't true or beating up yourself excessively for failing to do things'''

- '''Perfectionism'''

- '''[[Perfectionism]]'''

- '''Polarizing all or nothing thinking.''' You see events/matters in starkly good or bad terms in terms of consequences when there is middle ground or bad/good aspects of events/matters.

- '''Polarizing all or nothing thinking.''' You see events/matters in starkly good or bad terms in terms of consequences when there is middle ground or bad/good aspects of events/matters.

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*[https://www.verywellmind.com/cognitive-biases-distort-thinking-2794763 List of Common Cognitive Biases]

*[https://irrationallabs.com/blog/cognitive-biases-and-academic-research/ 16 Critical Cognitive Biases (Plus Key Academic Research)]

*[https://thedecisionlab.com/biases A list of the most relevant biases in behavioral economics]

*[https://gustdebacker.com/cognitive-biases/ Cognitive Biases (2024): Complete List of 151 Biases - Psychology]

 

== Book ==

 

''See also:'' [[Bible memorization]]

 

== See also ==

== See also ==

*[[Pessimism]]

*[[Pessimism]]

Opposites:

Opposites: