Dr. Ethan Kross

And you know, I've actually heard you use this on prior podcasts and you weren't even aware of it.

And you know, I've actually heard you use this on prior podcasts and you weren't even aware of it.

And you know, I've actually heard you use this on prior podcasts and you weren't even aware of it.

So can you think about times when you might have coached yourself through a problem using your own name and you?

So can you think about times when you might have coached yourself through a problem using your own name and you?

So can you think about times when you might have coached yourself through a problem using your own name and you?

Yeah, there you go.

Yeah, there you go.

Yeah, there you go.

You just did distance self-talk. So distance self-talk involves using your name and you to typically silently coach yourself through a problem. You could do it out loud, but if you do it out loud, you want to be aware of who's listening because it violates social norms, not only to talk to ourselves out loud, but use our own name to do it. We talked before and you've talked before about

You just did distance self-talk. So distance self-talk involves using your name and you to typically silently coach yourself through a problem. You could do it out loud, but if you do it out loud, you want to be aware of who's listening because it violates social norms, not only to talk to ourselves out loud, but use our own name to do it. We talked before and you've talked before about

You just did distance self-talk. So distance self-talk involves using your name and you to typically silently coach yourself through a problem. You could do it out loud, but if you do it out loud, you want to be aware of who's listening because it violates social norms, not only to talk to ourselves out loud, but use our own name to do it. We talked before and you've talked before about

how much better we are at giving advice to other people than we are taking that advice ourselves. A little factoid there, there's actually a name for that phenomenon that we've studied this in my lab. It's called Solomon's Paradox.

how much better we are at giving advice to other people than we are taking that advice ourselves. A little factoid there, there's actually a name for that phenomenon that we've studied this in my lab. It's called Solomon's Paradox.

how much better we are at giving advice to other people than we are taking that advice ourselves. A little factoid there, there's actually a name for that phenomenon that we've studied this in my lab. It's called Solomon's Paradox.

Named after the Bible's King Solomon. Here, I'm going to give you another pop quiz. Don't get nervous.

Named after the Bible's King Solomon. Here, I'm going to give you another pop quiz. Don't get nervous.

Named after the Bible's King Solomon. Here, I'm going to give you another pop quiz. Don't get nervous.

No, I think you will. I think you will. So what was King Solomon famous for? Being? A king? Being wise.

No, I think you will. I think you will. So what was King Solomon famous for? Being? A king? Being wise.