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  • Positive Psychology Coaching Series, Book 18
  • By: Ian Tuhovsky
  • Narrated by: Randy Streu
  • Length: 1 hr and 37 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (32 ratings)

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The Science of Self Talk: How to Increase Your Emotional Intelligence and Stop Getting in Your Own Way

By: Ian Tuhovsky
Narrated by: Randy Streu
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Talking to ourselves - and learning to listen

We all speak to ourselves on a daily basis. Whether it’s out loud or an internal (or infernal) commentary, we all practice self-talk, and how we speak to ourselves can have a significant effect on our emotions and subsequent actions.

Some people’s self-talk is mostly about the future while, for others, it’s an internal dialogue about the past. Some self-talk is positive and upbeat, while other self-talk is harsh, critical, or defeatist. Self-talk can focus on other people, but, more often than not, it is about ourselves - and is often negative.

If you listen carefully, you’ll notice that your inner conversation reflects thoughts and emotions. Self-talk isn’t random. It exhibits patterns that repeat themselves. And everyone has their own characteristic self-talk that is uniquely theirs.

In The Science of Self Talk, mindfulness expert Ian Tuhovsky explains how we can rewrite the script when it comes to our internal communication. Through a series of simple exercises for use in daily life, you can understand your own self-talk in order to change the conversation.

This unique book covers:

  • Constructive self-talk and dysfunctional self-talk - and knowing the difference
  • The impact of negative self-talk
  • Learned helplessness
  • Positive self-talk - challenge or threat?
  • The Pareto Principle which says that, for many events, roughly 80 percent of the effects come from 20 percent of the causes
  • Creating the right circumstances for motivation
  • Getting to know yourself
  • Loving yourself - emotional intelligence
  • Turning down the volume on your self-talk

Self-talk is a little like turning on the director’s commentary on a movie. You can simply watch the movie, or you can add in commentary about what’s happening in it - this is, in a nutshell, what most of us do in our daily lives. The Science of Self Talk can help you to rewrite the script of your movie and improve the way that you - and others - see yourself.

©2018 Ian Tuhovsky (P)2018 Ian Tuhovsky

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helpful

lots of self-help stuff has too much BS for me. This book is straightforward and practical without too much bunk.

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A must read


It's an easy, short read and if you get the audible version, the narrator is one of the best I've heard. If you're going through depression and/or anxiety and the little voice inside your heard is running your life, this book really makes you aware of your bad habits. Already I've started to break the patterns.

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Loved this...

I enjoyed this...It's up there with Joseph Murray's book about the same topic.
I shared this with a good friend...

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Listen to it 3 times

The book is very helpful and has current establish research data to back up the chapters. An easy listening presentation of information. Every time you listen you will hear enlightening strategies to practise . I thoroughly enjoyed this book , and it is a good presentation of present factual research .

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Wow! Fantastic!

I have just listened to this book in one sitting. I followed all of the suggested exercises and plan to do them again and again with greater depth.

I have always thought that it would be impossible to rewrite my negative self-talk and now I am extremely inspired and feeling a lot more positive and confident, that it can be done.

This book offered great examples which would relate to everyone in some way, with practical ideas on how to change your thinking and become the better version of yourself, which you deserve. Thank you!

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Great book

I really liked listening to this book made me really think about my self talk and how to rewire that negative self talk !. It’s easy to listen to and I will definitely listen to it again and do the exercises suggested in this book

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Listening changed my day

I'm glad I got this audio book. I was a unsure about buying this with the short length but I really enjoyed the way the book was written, packed with clear useful information. I will be moving onto his other book about emotional intelligence
thanks 😊

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Thank you

A concise and informative way to adapt your thinking for positive change, with Simple tasks to enable change.

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Food for thought!

Gave me something to talk to myself about over coffee "on my own of course"

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Self-talk

1) I really like the idea where you explained that we need to start talking to ourselves like we speak to the loved one.
2) I also like the idea where we use the third person noun while talking to myself. That makes it very easy to look at the problem from a different angle.

Thank you.

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