Why You Should Talk to Yourself (in 3rd perso...

Your brain does not have to decline with age. Recent research reveals that for most people, staving off cognitive decline or dementia is more about lifestyle, especially in your 30s to 50s, than age or genetics. And, amazingly, retirement might be the single biggest danger zone f ...  Show more

Every night, while you're asleep, your brain runs a cleaning cycle that clears out the kind of toxic buildup linked to Alzheimer's and dementia. And, with age, most of us sleep less. We are shortchanging the benefits without ever realizing how much control we actually have over s ...  Show more

It can sound off-putting, but it turns out that people who talk about themselves in the third person may be giving themselves a mental boost. ("You're nailing this episode description, Lauren!") Learn why in today's episode of BrainStuff. Learn more about your ad-choices at https ...  Show more

Do you look around at other people's lives and wonder why they're happier than you, or least they appear to be? Have you ever said "Must be nice?" about someone who seems to do cool things with their life and you secretly wish you knew what you could do to make your life more exc ...  Show more

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Do you ever notice yourself feeling good, then suddenly an anxious voice pops up saying “wait, shouldn’t I be worrying about something?” or “if I don’t worry about this–how will I figure it out?”</span>

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Self-talk, inner voices, self-criticism, and self-praise are all things we do to ourselves. But it may give you better results to engage in other-talk instead!Read the transcript at https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/productivity/learning/how-to-psych-yourself-up-with-good-self-ta ...  Show more