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Do You Talk to Yourself? Here’s How to Harness Your Inner Voice | Ethan Kross | TED

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Warm-up Questions

When do you usually talk to yourself: when you are stressed, planning, or making decisions?
What do you think “harness your inner voice” could mean in daily life?
Do you think your self-talk helps you more than it hurts you? Why?

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Do You Talk to Yourself? Here’s How to Harness Your Inner Voice | Ethan Kross | TED

What the inner voice is—and when it turns into “chatter” (00:00 – 05:56)

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1. According to the speaker, what does the term “inner voice” mean?

Having a perfect memory
Hearing literal voices that other people can also hear
Silently using language to reflect on your life
Reading other people’s thoughts

2. What is “chatter” in the talk?

A technique for silencing emotions permanently
A useful kind of planning before a presentation
A way to improve your reading speed
The dark side of the inner voice: getting stuck in negative thought loops

3. Which three life domains does the speaker say chatter can harm?

Thinking/performance, relationships, and physical health
Happiness, intelligence, and humor
Creativity, travel, and diet
Sleep, wealth, and popularity

Do You Talk to Yourself? Here’s How to Harness Your Inner Voice | Ethan Kross | TED

Tool 1 and Tool 2: Distanced self-talk and the right kind of support from others (05:56 – 09:54)

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1. What change does the speaker highlight in Malala’s self-talk during a stressful moment?

She speaks only in the past tense
She switches from first person to using her name and “you”
She stops talking to herself completely
She repeats a shopping list to calm down

2. What is the name of the phenomenon where people can give good advice to others but struggle with their own problems?

Solomon's paradox
The shrinking of the self
Trepanation
The elephant in the room

3. What does the speaker say about venting emotions to someone else?

Venting is the best way to solve chatter quickly
Venting is harmful and should never happen
Venting strengthens bonds, but it doesn’t help work through chatter by itself
Venting helps you address the problem directly

Do You Talk to Yourself? Here’s How to Harness Your Inner Voice | Ethan Kross | TED

Tool 3: Awe—and a final message about better self-communication (09:54 – 12:53)

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1. In the rafting study, what factor predicted declines in PTSD and stress?

Writing daily to-do lists
Avoiding all conversations
Sleeping more hours
Participants’ experience of awe

2. How does the speaker explain what awe does to chatter?

It leads to a “shrinking of the self,” and the chatter shrinks too
It replaces language with music in the brain
It makes you forget your problems permanently
It increases adrenaline, which blocks thoughts

3. What is the speaker’s main takeaway at the end of the talk?

We should spend fewer resources communicating with other people
We should bring back older emotion interventions
We should try to shut up the inner voice completely
We should devote resources to communicating more effectively with ourselves

Do You Talk to Yourself? Here’s How to Harness Your Inner Voice | Ethan Kross | TED

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1. What is the speaker’s overall goal in the talk?

To argue that stress is always helpful
To explain how to eliminate emotions
To prove that most people don’t have an inner voice
To show how to harness the inner voice using science-based tools

2. Why does the speaker say it’s not the best goal to “silence” the inner voice?

Because it is a remarkable tool we still need
Because it is impossible to change any thoughts
Because it only exists when you are asleep
Because only scientists can control it

3. Which combination best matches the three tools the speaker shares?

Reading faster, multitasking, and motivational quotes
Diet changes, medication, and more sleep
Language (distanced self-talk), other people (listen + advise), and experiencing awe
Exercise, journaling, and silence retreats

Discussion Questions

Discuss the ideas from this video

Do You Talk to Yourself? Here’s How to Harness Your Inner Voice | Ethan Kross | TED

Which kind of self-talk do you use most: remembering information, planning, motivating yourself, or making sense of problems? Give an example.
Have you experienced “chatter” (worry/rumination/negative loops)? What usually triggers it for you?
Do you think using your own name and “you” would help you give yourself better advice? Why or why not?
What experiences give you awe (nature, space, art, music, something else)? How might that change your mood or your thoughts?