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How to Break Free of Negative Thought Spirals

HBR IdeaCast by Harvard Business Review

May 19, 202629:38Business

Why do we replay cryptic emails, small workplace slights, and past business decisions over and over in our heads? Science journalist Donna Jackson Nakazawa has looked deep into the research and discovered the hidden brai...

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How to Break Free of Negative Thought Spirals is an episode from HBR IdeaCast by Harvard Business Review. Why do we replay cryptic emails, small workplace slights, and past business decisions over and over in our heads? Science journalist D...

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Published May 19, 2026, 29:38 long, audio available.