Information is important, and especially in difficult situations we can't get enough of it. But some information is simply harmful because it frustrates, depresses and demotivates. How do we deal with that?

Classify negative & depressing information correctly: Attention destructors!

Dealing with negative information without losing reality

So many Informationthat we get in the media, but also from colleagues, acquaintances or friends, is demotivating and can spoil our mood. We become more and more aware of this, especially when major media events and global crises dominate the flood of information. But how should we deal with it without the reality completely out of the Eyes zu verlieren?

It is important to separate from the outset: information does not always apply to you or is of use to you. And unfortunately, the human remembers Brain negative things better than positive. That leaves a situation fast look more negative than it really is.

Unfocused media reports increase frustration

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Very demotivating act negative economic and political news, for example. These include, for example, company bankruptcies, unemployment figures, pandemics - and politicians who discuss proposed solutions, try them out, reject them again and finally pass laws that have a negative impact on our existence. This constant back and forth leaves many People existential fears arise.

Unfortunately, media coverage is not always completely factual. Information likes to be colored emotionally because it is then better merchandise permit. Furthermore, not everything you hear there is also a fact: every medium would like to be brand new; then the proposals of individual politicians or bills are reported as if they were already set in stone.

Passing on information like with the whisper post

It works similarly to the game whispering from childhood: the information is sent out, and everyone who passes it on packs their personal interpretations, opinions and fears - not only in the media, but also in your personal environment.

Some people want to deliberately demotivate you with their information, for example because they are jealous. This also happens unconsciously, without the messenger of the messages consciously wanting to harm you. Or they generalize individual experiences and apply them to the entire situation. Make these behavior patterns yourself clear and evaluate such statements cautiously.

Echo chambers are to blame for most discussions going past each other

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Another one Problem is that many people live in echo chambers and hear the same or similar information over and over again. As a result, they mistake this filter bubble perception for reality. Eli Pariser, President of the American citizens' initiative MoveOn.org, in a well-received TEDTalk found that this phenomenon can be observed especially among social media users and through the Communication is still considerably strengthened in the network.

The filter bubbles are to blame for the fact that many discussions in and about the network simply run past each other. Everyone scolds in their own brew and only talks about instead of with each other. Why search for matches when every user can avoid the need for a compromise by entering “his” filter bubble? Pariser has now published a book on this subject, which he gave the appropriate title “The Filter Bubble”. How do such filter bubbles arise?

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Critically question demotivating information

This shows that you are always critical of the factual information you receive salary and should check the benefits - for example with the six W-Ask. This also takes the shock out of demotivating statements. You do not need to consider information that is not helpful to you at the moment. Incidentally, this applies not only to media reporting, but also when friends, acquaintances or the Family tell something.

So you should critically question every piece of information and check its factual content - with these six W questions:


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