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3.87 AVERAGE
3.87 AVERAGE
Some useful strategies. Now to remember to use them.
Chatter is probably the best “self help” book on how to deal with anxiety I’ve read so far. Some of the tools I was already familiar with/subconsciously already doing, but reading about the studies and examples that make these tools so successful was really helpful in motivating me to put them into practice more often.
Also, very grateful there’s a summary at the end with all the advice, because I didn’t take notes while reading
Also, very grateful there’s a summary at the end with all the advice, because I didn’t take notes while reading
This book took entirely too long for me to read but I’m glad I finally finished it. This was a light, absorbable read with lots of insightful tools and stories for dealing with chatter in the head. I loved the stories and the examples from history and from the authors personal life. This will be a good tool to refer back to in the years to come.
medium-paced
The was a bit too surface level for me. I was expecting less of the self-esteem focus. I wanted more on harnessing all the voices chattering in our brains; making sense of them or focusing them. Make them work for you vs. fixing.
Even without my misgivings, it was boring. The techniques were basic and lacked depth.
Even without my misgivings, it was boring. The techniques were basic and lacked depth.
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Was fascinating, but no eureka moments or brilliant new insights. He discusses our inner "chatter" and how we should, and sometimes shouldn't be, so introspective--that is, actively paying attention to one's own thoughts and feelings. The chatter consists of the "cyclical negative thoughts and emotions that turn our singular capacity for introspection into a curse rather than a blessing" (xix).
I liked how he compared gene expression to playing the piano--some keys (genes) are played a lot, and can be in conjunction with others; some aren't played at all. Kross explains that the way we talk to ourselves can actually influence genes
I liked how he compared gene expression to playing the piano--some keys (genes) are played a lot, and can be in conjunction with others; some aren't played at all. Kross explains that the way we talk to ourselves can actually influence genes
Interesting and useful ideas on dealing with anxiety and negative thought spirals. Some of the ideas are quite surprising, e.g, the performing of rituals.
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challenging
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