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Elle Kaplan Science-backed ways to use self-talk for motivation

Quoted: Other research finds that hearing a word can help you see it thanks to a theory known as the feedback hypothesis. For instance, if you are looking for something, talking about it out loud could help you find it. “For tasks with a multi-step sequence, talking to yourself out loud can help you keep out distractions and remind yourself where you are,” said Gary Lupyan, a researcher and psychology professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison said in the New York Times.