Dr. Ethan Kross

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Right. So that's probably the most basic function that your inner voice serves for us. It's part of what we call our verbal working memory system.

Right. So that's probably the most basic function that your inner voice serves for us. It's part of what we call our verbal working memory system.

Right. So that's probably the most basic function that your inner voice serves for us. It's part of what we call our verbal working memory system.

That's one function. So you could think of your inner voice as like a Swiss army knife. Multi-purpose tool. It does many different things for you.

That's one function. So you could think of your inner voice as like a Swiss army knife. Multi-purpose tool. It does many different things for you.

That's one function. So you could think of your inner voice as like a Swiss army knife. Multi-purpose tool. It does many different things for you.

We're going to get there. Okay. We're going to get there. Don't you worry. So number one, memorizing a phone number, repeating a phone number, repeating a name. going to the grocery store and asking yourself, what was I supposed to buy? Milk, cheese, yogurt. I guess I'm in the dairy aisle. But the whole point here is you're doing that silently, typically, not out loud.

We're going to get there. Okay. We're going to get there. Don't you worry. So number one, memorizing a phone number, repeating a phone number, repeating a name. going to the grocery store and asking yourself, what was I supposed to buy? Milk, cheese, yogurt. I guess I'm in the dairy aisle. But the whole point here is you're doing that silently, typically, not out loud.

We're going to get there. Okay. We're going to get there. Don't you worry. So number one, memorizing a phone number, repeating a phone number, repeating a name. going to the grocery store and asking yourself, what was I supposed to buy? Milk, cheese, yogurt. I guess I'm in the dairy aisle. But the whole point here is you're doing that silently, typically, not out loud.

That's one thing your inner voice lets you do. Another thing your inner voice lets you do Simulate and plan. So before, well, you do a lot of presentations as part of your job. You ever go over what you're going to say before you go on stage in your head? Always. Okay. That's your inner voice. You are silently rehearsing, preparing, simulating for what you need to do.

That's one thing your inner voice lets you do. Another thing your inner voice lets you do Simulate and plan. So before, well, you do a lot of presentations as part of your job. You ever go over what you're going to say before you go on stage in your head? Always. Okay. That's your inner voice. You are silently rehearsing, preparing, simulating for what you need to do.

That's one thing your inner voice lets you do. Another thing your inner voice lets you do Simulate and plan. So before, well, you do a lot of presentations as part of your job. You ever go over what you're going to say before you go on stage in your head? Always. Okay. That's your inner voice. You are silently rehearsing, preparing, simulating for what you need to do.

There you go. You're simulating and planning. People do this before interviews, before consequential conversations that they are going to have. I am not as good at giving a presentation if I don't do this simulation beforehand. My favorite function, so the name of my lab at University of Michigan is the Michigan Emotion and Self-Control Lab. I love the topic of self-control.

There you go. You're simulating and planning. People do this before interviews, before consequential conversations that they are going to have. I am not as good at giving a presentation if I don't do this simulation beforehand. My favorite function, so the name of my lab at University of Michigan is the Michigan Emotion and Self-Control Lab. I love the topic of self-control.

There you go. You're simulating and planning. People do this before interviews, before consequential conversations that they are going to have. I am not as good at giving a presentation if I don't do this simulation beforehand. My favorite function, so the name of my lab at University of Michigan is the Michigan Emotion and Self-Control Lab. I love the topic of self-control.

We use our inner voice to control and motivate ourselves. So, all right. So Mel, tell me, what do you do to exercise?

We use our inner voice to control and motivate ourselves. So, all right. So Mel, tell me, what do you do to exercise?

We use our inner voice to control and motivate ourselves. So, all right. So Mel, tell me, what do you do to exercise?

Do you ever talk to yourself when you're exercising?