Distant Self-Talk
Cross-source consensus on Distant Self-Talk from 1 sources and 4 claims.
1 sources · 4 claims
Uses
How it works
Preparation
Highlighted claims
- Distant self-talk is a tool that uses language to create psychological distance from the self. — Chatter, the Inner Voice, and Self-Control
- Distant self-talk can involve using one's own name or second-person language instead of remaining in a first-person loop. — Chatter, the Inner Voice, and Self-Control
- The mechanism of distant self-talk is that people are often better at advising others than taking their own advice. — Chatter, the Inner Voice, and Self-Control
- Distant self-talk need not be gentle; it can use supportive toughness if it produces productive perspective. — Chatter, the Inner Voice, and Self-Control