Dr. Ethan Kross

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

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

We have room for intervention here. do we? We have tons of room. If you're already doing fine in the gym, we're going to make you do a lot better by the time this episode is over. So that's another thing. If you're listening, you're going to take home with you.

We have room for intervention here. do we? We have tons of room. If you're already doing fine in the gym, we're going to make you do a lot better by the time this episode is over. So that's another thing. If you're listening, you're going to take home with you.

We have room for intervention here. do we? We have tons of room. If you're already doing fine in the gym, we're going to make you do a lot better by the time this episode is over. So that's another thing. If you're listening, you're going to take home with you.

Absolutely. You can change your self-talk. But if we just go back to a second, this is one of my favorite questions to ask people when I'm giving talks on this stuff. I just kind of scan the room for what do you say to yourself when you're exercising?

Absolutely. You can change your self-talk. But if we just go back to a second, this is one of my favorite questions to ask people when I'm giving talks on this stuff. I just kind of scan the room for what do you say to yourself when you're exercising?

Absolutely. You can change your self-talk. But if we just go back to a second, this is one of my favorite questions to ask people when I'm giving talks on this stuff. I just kind of scan the room for what do you say to yourself when you're exercising?

Lots of people talk to themselves and what they say varies tremendously from what you just described to come on, you got this to I really want a bagel right now. And so on and so forth. And we know that people who are skilled at harnessing this voice to be motivating and encouraging, they actually perform better in those contexts. So I, knowing this stuff...

Lots of people talk to themselves and what they say varies tremendously from what you just described to come on, you got this to I really want a bagel right now. And so on and so forth. And we know that people who are skilled at harnessing this voice to be motivating and encouraging, they actually perform better in those contexts. So I, knowing this stuff...

Lots of people talk to themselves and what they say varies tremendously from what you just described to come on, you got this to I really want a bagel right now. And so on and so forth. And we know that people who are skilled at harnessing this voice to be motivating and encouraging, they actually perform better in those contexts. So I, knowing this stuff...

I'm very strategic about how I harness my self-talk when I'm exercising. I will be motivating. Come on, man, you've got this. That's right. I refer to myself in the second and third person. We'll talk more about how that works. I also can become somewhat in my head aggressive towards the instructor that is telling me to do painful things. Oh, like the woman that I was like-

I'm very strategic about how I harness my self-talk when I'm exercising. I will be motivating. Come on, man, you've got this. That's right. I refer to myself in the second and third person. We'll talk more about how that works. I also can become somewhat in my head aggressive towards the instructor that is telling me to do painful things. Oh, like the woman that I was like-

I'm very strategic about how I harness my self-talk when I'm exercising. I will be motivating. Come on, man, you've got this. That's right. I refer to myself in the second and third person. We'll talk more about how that works. I also can become somewhat in my head aggressive towards the instructor that is telling me to do painful things. Oh, like the woman that I was like-

Why don't you try doing that? I don't like the way you're talking to me. I want to do it this way. I don't say that out loud. I smile out loud. But in my head, right, I'm having that kind of conversation. So the point here is another thing your inner voice helps you do is control and motivate yourself. The fourth and final thing I want to flag here.

Why don't you try doing that? I don't like the way you're talking to me. I want to do it this way. I don't say that out loud. I smile out loud. But in my head, right, I'm having that kind of conversation. So the point here is another thing your inner voice helps you do is control and motivate yourself. The fourth and final thing I want to flag here.

Why don't you try doing that? I don't like the way you're talking to me. I want to do it this way. I don't say that out loud. I smile out loud. But in my head, right, I'm having that kind of conversation. So the point here is another thing your inner voice helps you do is control and motivate yourself. The fourth and final thing I want to flag here.

To me, I describe this as the most magical feature of our inner voice. Your inner voice helps us make sense of this messy world that we live in. We are bombarded by things all the time that have the potential to lead us astray. we get rejected, we get into arguments, we experience anxiety about what may come.

To me, I describe this as the most magical feature of our inner voice. Your inner voice helps us make sense of this messy world that we live in. We are bombarded by things all the time that have the potential to lead us astray. we get rejected, we get into arguments, we experience anxiety about what may come.

To me, I describe this as the most magical feature of our inner voice. Your inner voice helps us make sense of this messy world that we live in. We are bombarded by things all the time that have the potential to lead us astray. we get rejected, we get into arguments, we experience anxiety about what may come.