Tips & Tools
What is one of the four tips and tools we talked about earlier?
Mindfulness techniques
Journaling
Meditation
Broadening our perspective
Who, when witnessing New Yorkers walking, wants to learn more about each person's "inner world"?
Andrew Irving
What is the name of this chapter 1 and who wrote this book?
Chapter 1: Why we talk to ourselves?
Author: Ethan Kross
How Broadening Your Perspective Will Help Us Managing Chapter 1?
Broadening our perspective reminds us that a stressful moment is temporary and not our whole story.
What did Lev Vygotsky study?
psychologist Lev Vygotsky, who studied how children talk to themselves while solving problems.
What is the conclusion drawn by author?
The author concludes that while self-talk is normal, we should learn to manage and guide it so it becomes supportive rather than harmful.
Please share with everyone all tips and tools as well as why we should use them?
Mindfulness techniques help us focus on the present moment instead of getting trapped in our heads.
Journaling helps move thoughts out of the mind and onto paper, which makes them feel clearer and more manageable.
Meditation trains attention and helps create distance from repetitive thoughts.
Broadening our perspective reminds us that a stressful moment is temporary and not our whole story.
Name four studies mentioned in chapter 1 and the researchers.
Andrew Irving, who studied the “inner worlds” of everyday people.
Lev Vygotsky, who studied how children talk to themselves while solving problems.
Jill Bolte Taylor’s research explores how different brain hemispheres shape our sense of self, especially how the left hemisphere’s language functions create inner speech and personal identity.
2010 study showing that happiness is influenced more by what we’re thinking than what we’re doing.
What is the name and the content of the 2nd source we used?
The Dreamer (2021) describes inner speech as something that helps us reflect, plan, and monitor our emotions.