Dr. Ethan Kross

And I think one of the big problems is, and this is in part gets to bigger questions about science and how science is done. it can be hard to cross levels of analysis. And there are multiple practical constraints that become active here.

So having the large enough samples and the right collaborators to look at how different kinds of interventions interact with one another, work in different populations. And so we tend not to do those more complicated designs because they're a lot harder to do.

So having the large enough samples and the right collaborators to look at how different kinds of interventions interact with one another, work in different populations. And so we tend not to do those more complicated designs because they're a lot harder to do.

So having the large enough samples and the right collaborators to look at how different kinds of interventions interact with one another, work in different populations. And so we tend not to do those more complicated designs because they're a lot harder to do.

They take a ton more money, a ton more time and effort, and oftentimes scientists are on timelines and their incentive structures that guide the kind of work that they do. But big picture, down the road, I think the big questions are about how do these different kinds of interventions interact with one another.

They take a ton more money, a ton more time and effort, and oftentimes scientists are on timelines and their incentive structures that guide the kind of work that they do. But big picture, down the road, I think the big questions are about how do these different kinds of interventions interact with one another.

They take a ton more money, a ton more time and effort, and oftentimes scientists are on timelines and their incentive structures that guide the kind of work that they do. But big picture, down the road, I think the big questions are about how do these different kinds of interventions interact with one another.

The good news is, though, that for any person who is watching or listening who's motivated to manage their emotions right now, there are many things you can do to start. And it begins, step one, learning about what these tools are. and then starting this process of experimenting with the tools. I don't use that word experimenting lightly.

The good news is, though, that for any person who is watching or listening who's motivated to manage their emotions right now, there are many things you can do to start. And it begins, step one, learning about what these tools are. and then starting this process of experimenting with the tools. I don't use that word experimenting lightly.

The good news is, though, that for any person who is watching or listening who's motivated to manage their emotions right now, there are many things you can do to start. And it begins, step one, learning about what these tools are. and then starting this process of experimenting with the tools. I don't use that word experimenting lightly.

I wouldn't advocate experimenting with agents that have serious side effects of the sort that some of the biological interventions you articulated earlier do. Those kinds of tools I think should be used in the context of medical supervision.

I wouldn't advocate experimenting with agents that have serious side effects of the sort that some of the biological interventions you articulated earlier do. Those kinds of tools I think should be used in the context of medical supervision.

I wouldn't advocate experimenting with agents that have serious side effects of the sort that some of the biological interventions you articulated earlier do. Those kinds of tools I think should be used in the context of medical supervision.

But a lot of these other tools that we're talking about, small changes in how you think and behave and interact with your environments, those are things people can start doing right now.

But a lot of these other tools that we're talking about, small changes in how you think and behave and interact with your environments, those are things people can start doing right now.

But a lot of these other tools that we're talking about, small changes in how you think and behave and interact with your environments, those are things people can start doing right now.

So a couple of responses to that. So first of all, I think step one is recognizing that if you are hearing another voice, like if you can hear your dad's voice in your head, It's not your dad who is in your head. That is a simulation that you are engaging in that your brain is capable of producing. And so that I think can be informative for people who are curious about these inner worlds.

So a couple of responses to that. So first of all, I think step one is recognizing that if you are hearing another voice, like if you can hear your dad's voice in your head, It's not your dad who is in your head. That is a simulation that you are engaging in that your brain is capable of producing. And so that I think can be informative for people who are curious about these inner worlds.

So a couple of responses to that. So first of all, I think step one is recognizing that if you are hearing another voice, like if you can hear your dad's voice in your head, It's not your dad who is in your head. That is a simulation that you are engaging in that your brain is capable of producing. And so that I think can be informative for people who are curious about these inner worlds.

Here's something that I hope listeners and viewers will find exceptionally liberating as I have found liberating from just knowing the science. So actually I talk about these intrusive thoughts in shift. Yeah. They are incredibly normative. And so there's research which looks at like, how frequently have you experienced an intrusive thought over the past week or month or two months?