Ethan Kross is one of the world\u2019s leading experts on controlling the conscious mind, a Professor at the University of Michigan\u2019s Psychology Department and Director of the Emotion & Self Control Laboratory.\nThere will be one voice with us throughout our lives, the one that exists inside of our head. So we'd better make friends with it. Improving self-talk and creating a nicer inner-monologue is something that everyone could benefit from and thankfully that's been Ethan's life's work.\nExpect to learn why we have an inner voice at all, how our age and gender influences mental chatter, whether it's possible to quieten the mind, the most effective strategies for dealing with negative self-talk, how to be more objective and less lost in thought, the relationship between language and quality of life and much more...\xa0\nSponsors:\nJoin the Modern Wisdom Community to connect with me & other listeners - https://modernwisdom.locals.com/\nGet 2 weeks free access to Wondrium by going to https://www.wondrium.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied)\nGet 15% discount on Craftd London\u2019s jewellery at https://bit.ly/cdwisdom (use code MW15)\nGet 15% discount on Upgraded Formulas Test Kit at https://upgradedformulas.com/ (use code: MW15)\nExtra Stuff:\nBuy Chatter - https://amzn.to/3yNDbaJ\xa0\nGet my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die \u2192 https://chriswillx.com/books/\nTo support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom\n-\nGet in touch.\nInstagram:\xa0https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx\nTwitter:\xa0https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx\nYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast\nEmail: https://chriswillx.com/contact/\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices