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The Science Behind Talking To Yourself
Have you ever gotten into an impassioned argument in the shower with a sparring partner who... wasn't actually there?
How about replaying a dinner party conversation from weeks ago but this time, you know exactly what to say and you're saying it... to yourself?
Whether the dialogue is in our heads or said aloud, many of us talk to ourselves, even if we don't realize it. But oftentimes the habit is seen as strange — especially if there are others around.
We get into why so many of us talk to ourselves, and what the benefits of self-talk.
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How about replaying a dinner party conversation from weeks ago but this time, you know exactly what to say and you're saying it... to yourself?
Whether the dialogue is in our heads or said aloud, many of us talk to ourselves, even if we don't realize it. But oftentimes the habit is seen as strange — especially if there are others around.
We get into why so many of us talk to ourselves, and what the benefits of self-talk.
Want to support 1A? Give to your local public radio station and subscribe to this podcast. Have questions? Connect with us. Listen to 1A sponsor-free by signing up for 1A+ at plus.npr.org/the1a.
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Have you ever gotten into an impassioned argument in the shower with a sparring partner who... wasn't actually there?
How about replaying a dinner party conversation from weeks ago but this time, you know exactly what to say and you're saying it... to yourself?
Whether the dialogue is in our heads or said aloud, many of us talk to ourselves, even if we don't realize it. But oftentimes the habit is seen as strange — especially if there are others around.
We get into why so many of us talk to ourselves, and what the benefits of self-talk.
Want to support 1A? Give to your local public radio station and subscribe to this podcast. Have questions? Connect with us. Listen to 1A sponsor-free by signing up for 1A+ at plus.npr.org/the1a.
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How about replaying a dinner party conversation from weeks ago but this time, you know exactly what to say and you're saying it... to yourself?
Whether the dialogue is in our heads or said aloud, many of us talk to ourselves, even if we don't realize it. But oftentimes the habit is seen as strange — especially if there are others around.
We get into why so many of us talk to ourselves, and what the benefits of self-talk.
Want to support 1A? Give to your local public radio station and subscribe to this podcast. Have questions? Connect with us. Listen to 1A sponsor-free by signing up for 1A+ at plus.npr.org/the1a.
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