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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
There are definitely ome interesting tips and ideas here...but it could almost be a long article instead of a whole book.
Loved the actionable advice for reducing and processing internal chatter, but too many real life examples.
informative
medium-paced
When Daniel Pink calls a book "profound and practical" you take note.
I found that I practice a lot of the tools provided by Kross in his book but at the same time there’s a sort of comfort from the knowledge that peace of mind can be achieve by just insight and mindfulness and connection with others.
informative
inspiring
medium-paced
If you’ve ever struggled with perseveration or getting out of your own head, this book offers amazing techniques on how to effectively (and QUICKLY!) stop overthinking. Yeah, this book will tell you to go for a walk to stop anxiety spirals (ugh) but provides fascinating research on why it’s effective. Highly recommend.
I knew a lot of the information in this book - but having it all in front of me, was helpful. Quick easy read - good stuff.
This book gave great examples of how your inner voice affects you, and concrete ways to control it when it escalates.
Strong writing, playful insight, and concrete ways based upon research to slow down your brain for nore ease.
Kross does a very good job of exploring and explaining the chatter in our heads, most particularly the negative self-talk that undermines us. He starts by describing the neurological processes of our inner voices, explaining why they exist and how they benefit us. But he also describes the ways in which our inner voice can overwhelm and hurt us. A large portion of the book reviews the research about all the factors that influence our inner voices - things that aggravate the negativity and actions that reduce it. Most of this seems logical and fairly obvious, but a few things were counter-intuitive, such as describing how emotional support from others can sometimes have negative effect and need to be balanced by cognitive support. In a short section at the end of the book, he outlines a toolbox - ways to influence your own inner voice activity, ways to give and receive support that helps and ways to use our environment to help.