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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
Great book
Green spaces helps with mental health
Rumination/ emoting is actually harmful and hurts recovery from trauma.
Talk to self in 3rd person helps resilience/ recovery
Zoom out not in to overcome
Awe more than thankful/ mindful/ meditative helps and more powerful. But not when it’s threatening awe ( war/ tornado etc)
Power of mind and placebo
Practical and educational/ real research not social media research 😜
Green spaces helps with mental health
Rumination/ emoting is actually harmful and hurts recovery from trauma.
Talk to self in 3rd person helps resilience/ recovery
Zoom out not in to overcome
Awe more than thankful/ mindful/ meditative helps and more powerful. But not when it’s threatening awe ( war/ tornado etc)
Power of mind and placebo
Practical and educational/ real research not social media research 😜
inspiring
medium-paced
A good, slim volume about the constant verbal stream of negative things we tell ourselves, with straightforward explanations of tools to combat chatter when it becomes detrimental. Doesn't read all that science-y, more like a casual blog post, even though it's thoroughly researched (the notes section is ~30% of the pages). And every section begins or ends with a story about a real person's experience of chatter or a tool. I think this book would be very helpful to someone who hasn't spent much time in therapy or who is unfamiliar with pop psychology and self-help. But after 10+ years of therapy, none of these tools were new to me. The book was just a solid reminder of them. I'm surprised by how glowing the reviews of this book are on GoodReads!
I listened to this one on audio and highly recommend - I’m hoping this is one I remember to come back to because it’s the type of book that would be helpful to revisit when you’re in a mental rut. For anyone who struggles with a negative stream of thoughts from time to time, he proposes a myriad of ways to cope with this stream in a way that feels approachable. Because he discusses a wide variety of methods for dealing with negative thoughts, there’s an element of hope. You don’t need to only rely on meditation to find calm throughout the day.
informative
slow-paced
We talk to ourselves on a near constant basis while awake. That inner voice is what allows us to make decisions, reason with ourselves and work through issues. But it can also be a source of anxiety, embarrassment and derail us, sending us down negative spirals. The cure for this, most of us have been led to believe, is to "think positively". But is that really the answer?
In "Chatter" neuroscientist and psychologist Ethan Cross explores the true nature of our inner voice, and gives us tools for how to harness its power. Blending research, anecdote and stories, this book is both incredibly useful and highly entertaining.
I loved the experience of reading this book: it is eye opening, compelling and much more practical/useful than most self-help books. I recommend this to anyone and everyone!
In "Chatter" neuroscientist and psychologist Ethan Cross explores the true nature of our inner voice, and gives us tools for how to harness its power. Blending research, anecdote and stories, this book is both incredibly useful and highly entertaining.
I loved the experience of reading this book: it is eye opening, compelling and much more practical/useful than most self-help books. I recommend this to anyone and everyone!
3.5/5
This was an average book. Nothing here was particularly new to myself, but as with other books of this nature, it's nice to have a compendium.
My main complaint is with Kross' use and coining of the term "chatter", which is not what this book is about. Chatter already has a definition. It's incessant, trivial, "noise". I don't think he should redefine it as "negative and disorienting self-talk". That's not what chatter is.
So, while he wrote a great book about "negative and disorienting self-talk", he did not discuss a darn thing about "chatter", which is what my person problem actually is. I still have nothing to combat that.
This was an average book. Nothing here was particularly new to myself, but as with other books of this nature, it's nice to have a compendium.
My main complaint is with Kross' use and coining of the term "chatter", which is not what this book is about. Chatter already has a definition. It's incessant, trivial, "noise". I don't think he should redefine it as "negative and disorienting self-talk". That's not what chatter is.
So, while he wrote a great book about "negative and disorienting self-talk", he did not discuss a darn thing about "chatter", which is what my person problem actually is. I still have nothing to combat that.
An excellent example of popular science: clearly written with full references in the back.
informative
reflective
fast-paced
Interesting insights and not too long in my opinion. Practical advice for everyone.