Summary of Ethan Kross's Chatter

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Get the Summary of Ethan Kross's Chatter in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: In Chatter, acclaimed psychologist Ethan Kross explores the silent conversations we have with ourselves. Interweaving groundbreaking behavioral and brain research from his own lab with real-world case studies - from a pitcher who forgets how to pitch, to a Harvard undergrad negotiating her double life as a spy - Kross explains how these conversations shape our lives, work, and relationships. He warns that giving in to negative and disorienting self-talk - what he calls “chatter” - can tank our health, sink our moods, strain our social connections, and cause us to fold under pressure.

But the good news is that we’re already equipped with the tools we need to make our inner voice work in our favor. These tools are often hidden in plain sight - in the words we use to think about ourselves, the technologies we embrace, the diaries we keep in our drawers, the conversations we have with our loved ones, and the cultures we create in our schools and workplaces.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: Jun 3, 2021
• ISBN: 9781638154952

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#1

Andrew Irving, a British anthropologist and professor at the University of Manchester, recorded about 100 New Yorkers in 2010, all of whom were diagnosed with HIV/AIDS, on their thoughts and feelings on death. Unsurprisingly, these recordings were riddled with emotional pain, anxiety, and fear caused by the subjects’ diagnoses.

#2

Irving conducted the same interview with around 100 other New Yorkers who were not diagnosed with HIV/AIDS, and these still resulted in negative thoughts about death. However, there was a general pattern with this group: their negative thoughts always seemed to come from past connections and memories.

#3

The inner voices that directed the answers of the second group represent a basic human trait: the need to make sense of our experiences with our minds. The result is a dialogue with ourselves within our minds. This conversation is extremely influential to our lives, but hardly ever

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