Kross chatter6/1/2023 ![]() ![]() After an incredible high school baseball career, pitcher Rick Ankiel was drafted by the Cardinals.According to a study cited in chapter one, what people are thinking about at a given time is often "a better predictor of their happiness than what they actually doing." Did this surprise you? Why or why not?.In Andrew Irving 's study of New Yorkers' recorded internal speech, he observed that people's inner monologues "often landed on negative content with utterly no transition, like a gaping pothole appearing suddenly on the unspooling road of thought." Why do you think people are often drawn to the negative?.Do you recognize the influence of your childhood caretakers on your inner voice now? Why or why not? Kross explains that our childhood caretakers can have a strong influence on our internal voice as we develop. ![]() ![]() Were you able to work your way through it? If so, what tactics did you use? Were any of those tactics similar to those described by Kross? Discuss a time when you felt you were impacted by your own mental chatter. ![]()
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