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When single data points override accumulated evidence

I got rejected for one job and now I'm convinced I'm unemployable despite twenty years of experience

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The mind gives disproportionate weight to negative events while dismissing positive evidence that contradicts its fears.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Cognitive distortions — identification and change?”

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