Dr. Ethan Kross

So they're not only dealing with internal obstacles, obviously, but also ones from the world around them.

So they're not only dealing with internal obstacles, obviously, but also ones from the world around them.

So they're not only dealing with internal obstacles, obviously, but also ones from the world around them.

That's right. And so it's a general framework, which in part is, I think, why it has so much value. And there's research behind this showing it can help people achieve various kinds of goals. Now, there, of course, will be many situations that you have not developed whoops for.

That's right. And so it's a general framework, which in part is, I think, why it has so much value. And there's research behind this showing it can help people achieve various kinds of goals. Now, there, of course, will be many situations that you have not developed whoops for.

That's right. And so it's a general framework, which in part is, I think, why it has so much value. And there's research behind this showing it can help people achieve various kinds of goals. Now, there, of course, will be many situations that you have not developed whoops for.

And that's okay because you're going to have all these other tools in your toolbox to manage those situations on the fly when they occur. But then once you encounter new situations and you discover what tools are effective, then you learn. You create your whoop. And then you can become more strategic, automatic, and effortless with how you engage them down the road.

And that's okay because you're going to have all these other tools in your toolbox to manage those situations on the fly when they occur. But then once you encounter new situations and you discover what tools are effective, then you learn. You create your whoop. And then you can become more strategic, automatic, and effortless with how you engage them down the road.

And that's okay because you're going to have all these other tools in your toolbox to manage those situations on the fly when they occur. But then once you encounter new situations and you discover what tools are effective, then you learn. You create your whoop. And then you can become more strategic, automatic, and effortless with how you engage them down the road.

Well, I think it becomes especially difficult to manage even one when you're experiencing an emotional episode that is essentially hijacking your attention. And attention is really important to talk about for a few reasons. So number one, As a species, we have the most sophisticated attention deployment system on the planet.

Well, I think it becomes especially difficult to manage even one when you're experiencing an emotional episode that is essentially hijacking your attention. And attention is really important to talk about for a few reasons. So number one, As a species, we have the most sophisticated attention deployment system on the planet.

Well, I think it becomes especially difficult to manage even one when you're experiencing an emotional episode that is essentially hijacking your attention. And attention is really important to talk about for a few reasons. So number one, As a species, we have the most sophisticated attention deployment system on the planet.

We have the ability to strategically deploy our attention so we can willfully place it on the things we want or yank it away from the things we don't want or we can saccade our attention back and forth.

We have the ability to strategically deploy our attention so we can willfully place it on the things we want or yank it away from the things we don't want or we can saccade our attention back and forth.

We have the ability to strategically deploy our attention so we can willfully place it on the things we want or yank it away from the things we don't want or we can saccade our attention back and forth.

When it comes to emotion though, we are often taught certain maxims about how to deploy our attention that I think can sometimes be problematic because they fall into the category of prescriptive advice about magic pills. So often we hear, for example, that when it comes to chatter or really big emotions, things that you're anxious about or fearful, you should not avoid the problem.

When it comes to emotion though, we are often taught certain maxims about how to deploy our attention that I think can sometimes be problematic because they fall into the category of prescriptive advice about magic pills. So often we hear, for example, that when it comes to chatter or really big emotions, things that you're anxious about or fearful, you should not avoid the problem.

When it comes to emotion though, we are often taught certain maxims about how to deploy our attention that I think can sometimes be problematic because they fall into the category of prescriptive advice about magic pills. So often we hear, for example, that when it comes to chatter or really big emotions, things that you're anxious about or fearful, you should not avoid the problem.

You should focus on it. And there's been a lot of research on this. And what we have learned is on the one hand, chronically avoiding things is It's not good. It's associated with all sorts of negative outcomes for our emotional lives and beyond our physical lives to our health.

You should focus on it. And there's been a lot of research on this. And what we have learned is on the one hand, chronically avoiding things is It's not good. It's associated with all sorts of negative outcomes for our emotional lives and beyond our physical lives to our health.