Colm O'Regan: Have you heard... slow news is good news

We could do with some good news. The problem with good news is that it’s too far away. It’s too slow. It’s too complicated. Bad news happens quickly, obviously, and nearby.

And we’re hardwired for bad news. It’s evolution of course. Never not at it. The amygdala in the brain is the almond-shaped — amygdala comes from the Greek for almond — worry wart in the brain that tells us all the time ‘Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid’. 

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