negative visualization, n.All

Negative visualization (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠to daily living what salt is to cooking: it takes almost no time or talent and improves nearly everything it touches.

Negative visualization (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠easiest to forget when it is working, since satisfied people don't dwell on disaster, which is why it matters as much in good times as in bad.

Negative visualization (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠imagining that your wife has left, your car was stolen and your job is gone, so that you value all three while you still have them.