Dr. Ethan Kross - The Amazing Impact of Self Talk and How to Master It
Smart People Podcast
Your Inner Voice Is a Part of Our Working Memory System
Your inner voice lets you simulate and plan. It's part of what we call our working memory system, which is a basic system of the human mind. We use this inner voice to do something else that 's, i think, pretty remarkable - tell stories. But there are these situations where we try to use this tool and it doesn't help us out. Instead, it gets us into trouble. And so I hope my book can give people a scientific guide for how to wield this tool more effectively in their lives.
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