Dr. Ethan Kross

So if I find myself berating myself incessantly, then I'm going to coach myself using distance self-talk.

Go for a walk in nature.

Go for a walk in nature.

Go for a walk in nature.

Jump into the mental time travel machine. Go forward and back. We'll talk about that in a little bit.

Jump into the mental time travel machine. Go forward and back. We'll talk about that in a little bit.

Jump into the mental time travel machine. Go forward and back. We'll talk about that in a little bit.

Let's talk about it right now.

Let's talk about it right now.

Let's talk about it right now.

Mental time travel, these are two of the most useful tools that I possess along with distance self-talk. Super simple.

Mental time travel, these are two of the most useful tools that I possess along with distance self-talk. Super simple.

Mental time travel, these are two of the most useful tools that I possess along with distance self-talk. Super simple.

We talk a lot about the importance of being in the moment, grounding ourselves in our breath. That is useful. But what we forget when we talk about being in the moment is number one- Our minds evolved to travel in time. And you can actually use that to your benefit. So number one, how am I going to feel about this issue next week, next month, next year? Most of our emotions follow a time course.

We talk a lot about the importance of being in the moment, grounding ourselves in our breath. That is useful. But what we forget when we talk about being in the moment is number one- Our minds evolved to travel in time. And you can actually use that to your benefit. So number one, how am I going to feel about this issue next week, next month, next year? Most of our emotions follow a time course.

We talk a lot about the importance of being in the moment, grounding ourselves in our breath. That is useful. But what we forget when we talk about being in the moment is number one- Our minds evolved to travel in time. And you can actually use that to your benefit. So number one, how am I going to feel about this issue next week, next month, next year? Most of our emotions follow a time course.

They get triggered, and as time goes on, they eventually subside. Most of our emotional experiences follow that trajectory. But when we are stuck in chatter, we just zoom in on the awfulness. It feels like it's never going to end. When you jump into the time travel machine, how am I going to feel about this 10 years from now, 20 years from now?

They get triggered, and as time goes on, they eventually subside. Most of our emotional experiences follow that trajectory. But when we are stuck in chatter, we just zoom in on the awfulness. It feels like it's never going to end. When you jump into the time travel machine, how am I going to feel about this 10 years from now, 20 years from now?

They get triggered, and as time goes on, they eventually subside. Most of our emotional experiences follow that trajectory. But when we are stuck in chatter, we just zoom in on the awfulness. It feels like it's never going to end. When you jump into the time travel machine, how am I going to feel about this 10 years from now, 20 years from now?

It highlights the fact that what you're going through, as bad as it is, it's not permanent. Things will eventually get better. It gives you hope. And that turns the volume on or chatter down. That's one thing. That's mental time travel to the future.