Psychologist and Author
Ethan Kross is an American psychologist, professor at the University of Michigan, and director of the Emotion and Self Control Laboratory. His international bestseller Chatter examines the inner voice and offers evidence-based strategies for harnessing self-talk to improve decision making and well-being.
by Ethan Kross
Kross, a psychologist who studies self-talk, argues that the inner voice is a crucial cognitive tool that turns toxic when it spirals into rumination, eroding health, performance, and relationships. Drawing on his lab's experiments, he prescribes concrete techniques like distanced self-talk, using one's own name, and temporal distancing to quiet the chatter.
The books Ethan Kross references, cites, and recommends most frequently.
by Daniel Kahneman
Kahneman reveals that our minds run on two systems: fast intuition and slow deliberation. Most errors in judgement come from trusting System 1 when the situation demands System 2's careful analysis.
by Bessel van der Kolk
Van der Kolk reveals how trauma reshapes the brain and body, storing itself in physical sensations. Recovery requires approaches that engage the body, not just talk therapy.
by Kelly McGonigal
McGonigal reframes willpower as a trainable skill rooted in self-awareness, not a fixed trait. Understanding the biology of impulse and stress gives practical leverage over cravings.
Who Ethan draws from, and who draws from Ethan — aggregated across every book in this collection. Counts show the number of citation links, not the depth of each one.