How to Overcome the Negative Voice in Your Head

Our inner voice performs all kinds of important tasks—but when it gets negative, it can be hard to turn off. Ethan Kross, a psychologist and neuroscientist who studies introspection, has a solution.

By Clay Skipper

January 24, 2022

Ethan Kross: Chatter is like a microscope. It zooms us in on our problems. All we can think about is the stuff that’s driving us nuts. What can be useful are strategies that help us zoom out, help broaden our perspective, and help us think about it more objectively.

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How to Overcome the Negative Voice in Your Head

Our inner voice performs all kinds of important tasks—but when it gets negative, it can be hard to turn off. Ethan Kross, a psychologist and neuroscientist who studies introspection, has a solution.

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