Chatter : the voice in your head, why it matters, and how to harness it / Ethan Kross

Introduction -- Chapter One: Why we talk to ourselves -- Chapter Two: When talking to ourselves backfires -- Chapter Three: Zooming out -- Chapter Four: When I become you -- Chapter Five: The power and peril of other people -- Chapter Six: Outside in -- Chapter Seven: Mind magic -- Conclusion -- The tools -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index -- A book club guide.

"In Chatter, acclaimed psychologist Ethan Kross explores the silent conversations we have with ourselves. Interweaving groundbreaking behavioral and brain research from his own lab with real-world case studies—from a pitcher who forgets how to pitch, to a Harvard undergrad negotiating her double life as a spy—Kross explains how these conversations shape our lives, work, and relationships. He warns that giving in to negative and disorienting self-talk—what he calls "chatter"—can tank our health, sink our moods, strain our social connections, and cause us to fold under pressure."