Our self-talk can be cheerful and supportive or ... less effective than those who spoke to themselves in the second- or third-person. Creating psychological distance in our self-talk, then ...

This technique is called “distanced self-talk,” and Kross says it works ... incorporate the first suggestion — using second-person pronouns and related language — there’s an easy pitfall ...

In fact, according to a new study, distanced self-talk – where we use second or third person pronouns to distance ourselves from the stressful task we’re facing – could help us to better ...

The study aimed to determine the impact of self-talk on performance using first or second-person pronouns. A non-exercising ...