He warns that giving in to negative and disorienting self-talk - what he calls 'chatter' - can tank our health, sink our moods, strain our social connections, and cause us to fold under pressure.īut the good news is that we're already equipped with the tools we need to make our inner voice work in our favor. Interweaving groundbreaking behavioral and brain research from his own lab with real-world case studies - from a pitcher who forgets how to pitch, to a Harvard undergrad negotiating her double life as a spy - Kross explains how these conversations shape our lives, work, and relationships. In 'CHATTER', acclaimed psychologist Ethan Kross explores the silent conversations we have with ourselves. But, just as often, our inner critic sinks us entirely: I'm going to fail. When we're facing a tough task, our inner coach can buoy us up: Focus - you can do this. When we talk to ourselves, we often hope to tap into our inner coach but find our inner critic instead. But the truth is that we all have a voice in our head. Tell a stranger that you talk to yourself, and you're likely to get written off as eccentric. Fascinating, entertaining and full of original insights and tips, Chatter will change the conversations you have with yourself forever, and help you lead a happier, more productive life.AN AWARD-WINNING PSYCHOLOGIST REVEALS THE HIDDEN POWER OF OUR INNER VOICE AND SHOWS HOW WE CAN HARNESS IT TO LIVE A HEALTHIER, MORE SATISFYING, AND MORE PRODUCTIVE LIFE. They are even sometimes in our bizarre rituals and lucky charms. Hidden in plain sight, they are in the words we use and the stories we tell ourselves, in the conversations we have with our loved ones and in the habits we undertake when tackling our goals. In this hugely anticipated book, that expert, the award-winning neuroscientist and psychologist Ethan Kross, reveals the sheer power of the inner voice, and shows us that we all possess a set of tools for harnessing it. How does this source of wisdom turn into our biggest critic? And how can we take back control? These are the questions one of the world''s leading experts on the conscious mind set out to answer twenty years ago, when he started on an audacious mission - to study the conversations we have with ourselves. But it can also be our biggest enemy, chewing over painful emotions and replaying embarrassments, hijacking our thoughts to run amok with ''chatter''. It helps us focus, achieve our goals and reflect on life''s most joyful moments. Turn your inner voice from critic to coach As humans, we all have a special ability that is unique to our species: an inner voice.

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