Dr. Ethan Kross

It takes 15 minutes to use. There is nothing wrong with that. Lots of things that we do in life are effortful. But we also know that We don't like exerting effort as a species. We like to conserve our resources as much as possible. So if there are easy things you could do as well, it's good to know about what those are. And these sensory shifters, music, looking at images, right?

These are modality, taste, touch. These are ways of pushing your emotions around pretty effectively for short periods of time that in a pinch, like when your daughter's not in a great mood or when you want to get pumped up before an important event, can be quite useful. And we often just go through our lives not recognizing how we can strategically harness them.

These are modality, taste, touch. These are ways of pushing your emotions around pretty effectively for short periods of time that in a pinch, like when your daughter's not in a great mood or when you want to get pumped up before an important event, can be quite useful. And we often just go through our lives not recognizing how we can strategically harness them.

These are modality, taste, touch. These are ways of pushing your emotions around pretty effectively for short periods of time that in a pinch, like when your daughter's not in a great mood or when you want to get pumped up before an important event, can be quite useful. And we often just go through our lives not recognizing how we can strategically harness them.

So that's my plug for sensory shifters.

So that's my plug for sensory shifters.

So that's my plug for sensory shifters.

Let's go back to just close the loop on the inner voice and the benefits that it provides. So we talked about Juve. Verbal working memory, keeping verbal information active for short periods of time. And we talked about simulating and planning things, like going over what you're going to say before an interview or an important presentation. Let's turn to... self-control and motivation.

Let's go back to just close the loop on the inner voice and the benefits that it provides. So we talked about Juve. Verbal working memory, keeping verbal information active for short periods of time. And we talked about simulating and planning things, like going over what you're going to say before an interview or an important presentation. Let's turn to... self-control and motivation.

Let's go back to just close the loop on the inner voice and the benefits that it provides. So we talked about Juve. Verbal working memory, keeping verbal information active for short periods of time. And we talked about simulating and planning things, like going over what you're going to say before an interview or an important presentation. Let's turn to... self-control and motivation.

So you exercise, because you've talked about exercising.

So you exercise, because you've talked about exercising.

So you exercise, because you've talked about exercising.

You ever talk to yourself when you exercise? Oh, all the time. So let's hear it. The world wants to know, Andrew, what do you say to yourself on your exercise?

You ever talk to yourself when you exercise? Oh, all the time. So let's hear it. The world wants to know, Andrew, what do you say to yourself on your exercise?

You ever talk to yourself when you exercise? Oh, all the time. So let's hear it. The world wants to know, Andrew, what do you say to yourself on your exercise?

But you have a very rich inner world, right? Your verbal working memory stream is filled with words when you are working out.

But you have a very rich inner world, right? Your verbal working memory stream is filled with words when you are working out.

But you have a very rich inner world, right? Your verbal working memory stream is filled with words when you are working out.

Well, you know, one of the reasons why the Pennybaker effect is believed to be so useful is because it imposes a structure on the stream going through our head, which is oftentimes not organized. And when you find that inner verbal stream going in the negative direction, so negative self-talk, so the chatter, right?