Your Brain Has Too Many Tabs Open: Managing the Voice in Your Head

What if the biggest threat to your performance isn't the audience, the pressure, or the stakes, but YOU? In episode 266 of Think Fast Talk Smart: The Podcast, Matt Abrahams speaks to Ethan Kross about your mind chatter. Ethan Kross is an award-winning professor of management and organization at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. He is also the author of Chatter: The Voice in Your Head and Shift. He studies emotional regulation and the conscious mind. He’s here to teach you how to silence the self-critical voices in your head! In this episode, Matt and Ethan talk about: • Locating your inner monologue’s secret weakness • How to stop analysis paralysis • Using time as a hidden tool in your emotional toolkit • Why “just get over it” is the worst piece of advice you can give anybody • The concept of a chatter advisory board • How social media rewires your emotional immune system Your inner voice is making all real threats seem way worse than they are. This episode will teach you how to stop that relentless loop of self-doubt and worry that hijacks your attention! Key Quotes • "It is amazing how creative we can be in coming up with worst-case scenarios." - Ethan Kross (08:48) • "Your negative emotions in the right proportions are helpful... Just because negative emotions are harmful some of the time doesn't mean that they don't serve a vital role in our lives." - Ethan Kross (21:15) Chapters 00:00 Introduction 01:02 What is Chatter? 04:33 Break the Chatter Cycle 10:09 Virtual Self Talk 14:02 “Just Get Over It”? 20:05 Emotions Are Data 23:48 Matt’s 3 Questions 26:36 Conclusion Relevant Links: Ethan Kross: https://www.fastersmarter.io/guests/e... Ethan’s Books: http://fastersmarter.io/chatter / http://fastersmarter.io/shift Episode References: https://www.fastersmarter.io/179-comm... Connect with us: Premium Signup: https://www.fastersmarter.io/premium/ Email Questions & Feedback: hello@fastersmarter.io LinkedIn: (  / think-fast-talk-smart  ) Instagram (  / thinkfasttalksmart  ) YouTube (   / @thinkfasttalksmart  ) Matt Abrahams on LinkedIn (  / maabrahams  )