![]() But when they are born, we can baptize them or perform any other of a variety of birth rituals that provide us with an illusion of control. For example, we can’t control what will happen to our children throughout their lives, and we can protect them only to a limited degree, which is a source of chatter for many parents. Many rituals also provide us with a sense of order, because we perform behaviors we can control. ![]() This might explain why pregame rituals abound in sports, providing a distraction at the most anxiety-filled moment. Chatter Listen to the Intro 00:00 Chatter summary Ethan Kross The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It 4.5 (288 ratings) 21 mins 7 key ideas Audio & text Start your free trial What is Chatter about Chatter (2021) directly addresses our inner voice, which, too often, turns into our inner critic. For one, they direct our attention away from what’s bothering us the demands they place on working memory to carry out the tasks of the ritual leave little room for anxiety and negative manifestations of the inner voice. Ethan Kross, professor of psychology at the University of Michigan, has spent years studying how people talk to themselves and the effect that this chatter has on our performance. ![]() ![]() ![]() “The reason rituals are so effective at helping us manage our inner voices is that they’re a chatter-reducing cocktail that influences us through several avenues. Kross: For the workplace, several approaches I recommend are: Mental time travel thinking about how I’m going to feel about the source of my chatter in the futurea week, a month, a year. ![]()
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