Negative thought cycles occur when we zoom in too close on our problems. This fires up our emotions to the degree of rejecting alternative ways of thinking about the issue that might cool us down. In other words, we lose insight. One natural solution to this problem is to zoom out — to “step back” from your problems so you can think about them more objectively.

负面思维循环是当我们过于聚焦于自己的问题时发生的。这会激发我们的情绪，使我们无法接受可能能让我们冷静下来的其他思考问题的方式。换句话说，我们失去了洞察力。解决这个问题的一个自然方法是放大视野，也就是“退后一步”，让自己能够更客观地思考问题。