This paper may be of interest regarding list culture.
“In contrast to negative emotions, which narrow the scope of attention and
result in a rigid, scripted focus on what is threatening and harmful,
positive emotions broaden one’s focus to include what is beautiful,
affirming, and life-giving. Thus, people can intentionally increase their
positivity ratios by learning to widen their attentional lens to encompass
more of the pleasurable, interesting, and meaningful experiences in life,
making the painful and dissatisfying ones smaller by comparison. In so
doing, people learn to self-generate upward spirals that resonate within
themselves and between themselves and others to increase their odds of
flourishing.“
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2908186/pdf/nihms187670.pdf
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