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Plain English with Derek Thompson cover image

Why the Voice Inside Your Head Can Sound Like a Jerk

Plain English with Derek Thompson

CHAPTER

The Power of Self Talk

Our ability to silently use language helps us do lots of things. It can be a source of innovation and creativity you're talking about what i think of as mental time travel. I would not want to live life without that tool. We don't want to get rid of the inner voice. What we want to do is figure out how do you harness it, to free it up to do all the wonderful things it's capable of doing. Without all the bad stuff, without the yips, without the problems that it can have for your relationships and for your physical health.

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