Ethan KrossReseñas

Nje psikolog, fitues i disa cmimeve, zbulon fuqine e shprehur te zerit qe kemi brenda vetes dhe na tregon se si ta perdorim per te mposhtur ankthin per te permiresuar shendetin fizik dhe mendor dhe per te forcuar marredheniet me te tjeret

Very interesting perspective and good read on the topic. Very helpful if you have an issue with “chatter” and let’s be honest, at times, who doesn’t.

If you’re like me, and a zillion other people, and find yourself being consumed by your thoughts—rumination, worry, etc. you’ll probably find something beneficial in this book. The author has taught on this subject for years at University of Michigan, as well as proposed and overseen numerous neurological studies regarding what he calls chatter—your inner voice, or “conversations we have with ourselves.”

It’s an informative, fairly short book, chock-full of references to different studies supporting the tools he presents to defend yourself against and gaining control over spiraling thoughts. There are several different approaches, and they’re outlined nicely in the last section of the book, “The Tools.” In fact, if you’re short on time, you could skip to this last portion of the book to get to the good stuff right away. You’ll miss out on the examples, anecdotes, and references to different studies supporting these techniques, but you’ll still get a solid explanation of different things to try when your chatter is consuming you.

He doesn’t present anything as one size fits all. Instead, he rolls out quite a few tools that have been shown to help people, and he encourages readers to try them and find what combination works best. His writing style is interesting and accessible, and I was engaged throughout.

A quick, light and informative read about the constant chatter running through our minds. I felt quite accomplished when I realised I already employ many of the techniques suggested to help quell anxiety, fear, uncertainty etc. - whether it’s because I’ve read a lot of “positive psychology” and am interested in neuroscience or whether through trial and error I’ve worked out strategies that assist me. Chicken and egg sort of conundrum.
Anyway, if you’re someone who’s usually aware of a running commentary going on in your head, you may enjoy reading this book.

Interesting perspective. Includes a toolkit at end which summarizes the advice.

Before this book, I thought talking to oneself is crazy behavior. But these conversations are something we all do. Maybe not out loud but we do have inner voices cheering us on, making us feel guilty or nervous or even telling us how worthless we are. How many times are you telling yourself, "You can do it." or "Just give up."

I might even argue that not our accolades, not where we come from, not the people in our lives, and not our job that are who we are. It's the chatter. The chatter is really who we are ... it's just that no one else can hear that voice.

So, this book embraces the chapter and redirects and re-frames it. I love the idea of creating order in your environment and rituals ( I don't have a lucky rabbit foot but I sure do have a lot of rituals). And placebos ... I think of placebos totally different book.

I went with five stars because the book had some wonderful perspectives and ideas. It's more four and a half star because it gave me only several sparks of inspiration when it could have offered exploding supernovas of inspiration with better execution.

An excellent review of the research into emotions and how to deal with them. The book is very well written in a conversational tone, interspersed with specific illustrative stories and the author's down-to-earth observations and applications of the research to his own life.

However, that easy tone does not at all diminish the authority of the information: studies are referenced and contextualized throughout, and there's an extensive notes/citations section at the end for further research.

Though I do wish there were more concrete examples of how to implement the strategies Kross advocates for, ultimately I finished this book feeling like I had real tools I could put to use in my daily life for managing my "chatter."½

Really helpful info for an anxious soul like me! Fascinating to learn of the science behind my own 'inner voice' and what I can do to stop the negative spiralling that seems to happen so often. I have tried to use some of these techniques over the past week or so and surprised myself when they actually worked! 4.5 stars from me, not because the content was lacking but just my own personal experience with it – this is quite an academic read, which I am not used to, and at times I found it really hard to concentrate. Right when I was thinking 'I hope someone makes a dot point summary of this so I don't forget' I discovered the back section is a fantastic, categorised summary of practical tips for handling my own inner voice, being a support to the people around me coping with 'chatter' and how to adjust my lifestyle to prevent that negative-spiral taking over unnecessarily. I am SO GRATEFUL for intelligent people like Dr Ethan Kross. THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR WISDOM.

DNF - would like to try again½

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