The Mischievous Mind

I feel like most of us are trying to be good people: kind, caring, well-disposed towards others. So why doesn’t it turn out that way? Why don’t we have the power to simply be like that all the time? The problem may be with our mischievous minds. I don’t know about yours, but my mind is easily seduced by gossip, criticism, complaint, and a whole bunch of other nonsense. Is this just negativity bias? If so, is there positivity bias? If so, how do we cultivate that? This is what I’m trying...