Why people recommend it
Chatter by Ethan Kross explores the profound impact of our inner voices and how negative self-talk shapes our daily lives and mental well-being. During an episode of the Huberman Lab podcast, host Andrew Huberman discussed the title while highlighting a conversation he previously held with the author, a psychologist from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Huberman pointed out how much of human inner dialogue tends to be negative, making the book a crucial tool for understanding and managing these internal patterns. In another episode of the Huberman Lab, Huberman revisited the work while telling listeners he tremendously enjoyed the publication and reminding them to check the show notes for links to it. He also used the moment to mention Kross's forthcoming book titled Shift: Managing Your Emotions So They Do Not Manage You, expressing his eagerness to read the new release. The recurring mentions across the podcast underscore the ongoing relevance of Kross's insights on cognitive control, emotional regulation, and resilience. Listeners seeking to gain better mastery over their internal monologues and looking to improve their mental health are consistently directed toward these resources to learn science-based strategies for quieting destructive thought loops and handling daily psychological challenges effectively.
Who recommended it
- Andrew Huberman Recommended
Andrew Huberman — 2 mentions
“I'm also excited to tell you that Dr Ethan cross soon has another book coming out entitled shift managing your emotions so they don't manage you and I tremendously enjoyed chatter his first book and I very much look forward to reading shift when it comes out”
“to learn more about Dr cross's work and to find links to his previous book chatter as well as his forthcoming book shift managing your emotions so they do not manage you please see the show show note captions”
Mentioned on the show without a named speaker — 1
“Interestingly, there's a book I confess I haven't read, but I had a discussion with a psychologist from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Ethan Kross, who wrote 'Chatter.' It focuses on how so much of our inner dialogue is, indeed, negative.”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
- Atomic Habits
- Good Anxiety
- Healthy Brain, Happy Life
- Shift
- The 4-Hour Body
- The Black Swan: Second Edition
Other mentions (3: passing, ad reads, own books)
“it's the uh tea house that I I wrote my first book and it's one of my offices on campus”
“he is also the author of the bestselling book chatter the voice in our head and how to harness it”
“different tools work for different people and different situations there are you know upwards of two dozen or more science-based tools that that I that I covered when I wrote chatter when I got into shift the broader train of regulating your emotions”