đIntrospectionâthe ability to observe oneâs own mental processesâ is a valuable tool for reflection and decision-making.
But rather than make people feel better, introspection often leads them to experience something else.
10 Top Lessons From the Book
"Chatter"
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đIntrospectionâthe ability to observe oneâs own mental processesâ is a valuable tool for reflection and decision-making.
But rather than make people feel better, introspection often leads them to experience something else.
đŁïžChatter is the cycle of negative thoughts and feelings that turn our capacity for introspection into a vulnerability rather than a strength.
If you can master the art of introspection without the chatter, you can get your internal conversations back on track.
đMany people wonder how they can control their chatter. One way to do so is to talk to yourself using your name and the word âyou,â as if you were advising someone else, a technique called âdistant self-talk.â
âïžSilently talking to yourself like youâre someone elseâusing âyouâ and your own nameâhelps you take a step back from your experience and put your problems in perspective.
đ„We need help with broadening our perspective, which other people are in a unique position to help us do.
The problem is that many of the people we turn to for help tend to prioritize providing us with emotional support.
âScience shows that many people reflexively engage in similar behaviors when theyâre struggling with chatter.
Research shows that engaging in these behaviors, as long as theyâre not taken to an extreme, can provide people with relief.
â The way this works is through a process called âcompensatory control.â In essence, when our thoughts are racing and feel disorganized, we can compensate for that by controlling other areas of our lives.
đAwe is an emotion we experience when weâre in the presence of something vast that we canât explain.
Some people feel it when they stare up at the night sky and ponder the number of stars in the universe.
đïžWhen youâre in the presence of something vast and difficult to explain, itâs hard to maintain the view that you and your chatter are the most important things in the world.
When you feel smaller in the midst of awe-inspiring sights, so do your problems.
đ§ The mind is flexible if we know how to bend it.
If you have a fever, you can take something to bring it down. Likewise, our mind has a psychological immune system: We can use our thoughts to change our thoughts.
â«ïžMake time for stillness
â«ïžMaster over your mind
â«ïžPractice decision-making skills
â Work on your mental models and Practice critical thinking.
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