![]() ![]() Thompson: So one part of my daily life that is sometimes an annoyance and sometimes an extraordinary help is the fact that I talk to myself constantly. And so sometimes takes us to studying the brain, we focus on people’s behavior a lot, and we also do big intervention studies to see whether the insights we glean from the science that we do can actually be translated to help people manage their emotions effectively in their daily lives. And what I mean by nuts and bolts is I try to understand the mechanics that underlie our ability or, in many cases, inability to manage our emotional lives. ![]() If you have questions, observations, or ideas for future episodes, email us at You can find us on TikTok at Kross summarizes some of the different ways and reasons people use their “inner voice.”ĭerek Thompson: So to start, why don’t you say a bit about what it is that you study at the University of Michigan?Įthan Kross: So in a nutshell, I study the nuts and bolts that explain how people can manage their emotions when they want to manage their emotions. Psychologist Ethan Kross joins the show to explain his work on emotion regulation, his book Chatter on the science of negative self-talk, why the ability to have an inner monologue can be a kind of superpower, and how to harness it. ![]() Today’s episode is about the science of self-talk-and how our relationship to our own inner monologue can become toxic. ![]()
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