What is the 5:1 ratio mentioned in the framework?

Research suggests it takes approximately five positive experiences to psychologically offset the impact of a single negative experience of equivalent objective magnitude.

How does this skill help in product development?

It provides a framework to determine if negative user feedback requires a major strategic pivot or just a localized fix, preventing over-reaction to vocal minorities.

What is the Negativity Bias Claude Code skill?

It is a specialized capability that helps users recognize and correct the psychological tendency to give significantly more weight to negative information than positive data during decision-making.

Can this skill be used for team leadership?

Yes, it helps managers deliver more effective, balanced feedback and maintain team morale by consciously counteracting the automatic focus on mistakes or setbacks.

Negativity Bias Framework

Name: Negativity Bias Framework
Author: lev-os

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Productivity & Workflow

Calibrates decision-making and project management by counteracting the disproportionate psychological impact of negative information and experiences.

The Negativity Bias skill provides a structured framework for Claude to help users navigate the psychological tendency to over-weight negative stimuli over positive ones. It guides teams and individuals through a six-step calibration process—from identifying negative anchors to applying a 5:1 positivity ratio—ensuring that product decisions, team feedback, and risk assessments are based on objective data rather than evolutionary survival instincts. This is particularly useful for product managers prioritizing backlogs, leaders giving performance reviews, and developers managing catastrophic thinking during system failures or high-stakes deployments.

Key Features

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02Quantitative assessment tools to compare objective data magnitude against perceived impact

03Six-step calibration process to normalize the psychological magnification of negative events

04Anti-pattern identification for avoiding toxic positivity and relationship death spirals

05Diagnosticity testing to distinguish between truly informative signals and psychological noise

06Strategic guidance for maintaining the 5:1 positive-to-negative ratio in professional communication

Use Cases

01Auditing product pivot decisions based on a small percentage of negative user feedback

02Calibrating risk assessments during high-stress system failures or security incidents

03Structuring balanced performance reviews that counteract the natural focus on critical feedback

What are Skills?·How to Install

Install with 🐟 Skill.Fish

npx skillfish add lev-os/agents negativity-bias

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