Negativity Rules the Land

Positive vs Negative Think positive. That’s what everyone says when someone is negative. If you’re a negative thinker you’ll be considered a “downer” or a “party pooper” and no one likes to be with someone who always has something negative to say. Nothing good comes from thinking negatively. That’s where you’re wrong. Negativity is all around the world and it has ability to develop our self consciousness positively. According to Linton Weeks’ article, “A wave of negativism rolls across the land. Many Americans are against instead of for. They would rather stop than start, subtract than add, demolish than build.” It’s easy to give up then to try again. When you believe something positive is going to happen it turns out to be a failure. But with that feeling of failure it motivates our consciousness to think positive. Although positive thinking relieves stress and promotes better health, I agree that negative thinking can also promote a positive lifestyle because it helps to be more aware and drive for improvement. Linton Weeks’ article, “What is Going No? Negativity in America”, discusses the impact of negative thinking across America. He firsts points out how many people have become successful with the power of negativity. Few have published books, some have spoken motivation speeches and others believe it is the key to success. It is used in politics as a weapon to opposed other candidates and used online to influence traffic. A professor of psychology from Bowdoin College, Barbara S. Held, has noticed the influence negativity has on the positive psychology in American culture. To have a deeper understanding of this positive-negative dichotomy, Held and a few of her fellow colleagues conducted an experiment to observe the relationship between each other and formed a group called the “Negateers”. The Negateers represent the naysayers who fight against the yaysayers in America. Held concludes that the two opposites cannot be separated from one another. She