Ethan Kross is one of the world's leading experts on controlling the conscious mind. An award-winning professor in the University of Michigan's top-ranked Psychology Department and its Ross School of Business, he is the director of the Emotion & Self Control Laboratory, and national best-selling author of Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It.
What you'll learn from this episode:
How our inner voice is a source of innovation and strength if we learn to break free from the loop of negative chatter.
Why you should be your own coach—how shifting your inner dialogue to third person can change your perspective, giving you distance from your chatter.
Sometimes managing our environments gives us a sense of control and a focus that gets us out of our heads—stress cleaning is valid!
How to be a better friend by not partaking in co-rumination—venting is useful, but after a vent session, we should be helping our friends create some distance from their problems.
The importance of awe and wonder—spending time in nature inspires us and makes us feel a connection to something bigger, which can make our problems feel smaller.
And so much more!
Resources from this episode:
Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It by Ethan Kross | Amazon
Pakistani Teenage Activist Tells Her Story to Jon Stewart | YouTube
Talking to Yourself in the Third Person Can Help You Control Emotions | Science Daily
How and Why Cleaning Can Improve Your Mental Health | Psycom
6 Rituals to Help Gain Control and Ease Your Anxiety | Anxiety.org
The Importance of Greenspace for Mental Health | BJPsych Int
Awe Appears to Be Awfully Beneficial | NPR
Humor as a Protective Factor against Anxiety and Depression | Science Direct
Implementation Intention | Wikipedia
Do Deaf People Hear an Inner Voice? | Psychology Today
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