This past weekend I taught a memoir-writing workshop. Many of the participants had a memoir-in-progress and needed direction about one of the most difficult aspects of writing such as work—that is, ...

Dr Ethan Kross explains how to deal with a harsh inner voice and practical ways to manage negative self talk for better ...

The fundamentals are the foundation of success in business and sports. If you block, tackle, and don’t turn the ball over, that’s usually a successful equation for winning. But what about the mental ...

Everybody has those mean inner gremlins pointing out their flaws and talking them out of their good ideas. They make up the hypercritical mental chorus we call negative self-talk. Next time you notice ...

Spending quality time alone is crucial for deep work, but you have to know how to manage your mind. Here’s how to do it. You can still seek input from those you trust, but it’s okay to make decisions ...

I recently conducted two workshops on the ever-persistent topic of the inner critic, which reminded me how many of us live with this loud and dominating inner voice. My work with the inner critic only ...

Most of us have an “inner voice,” and we tend to assume everybody does, but recent evidence suggests that people vary widely in the extent to which they experience inner speech, from an almost ...