tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945613.post3882058795468840951..comments2023-06-20T02:06:52.150-06:00Comments on Alethiography: Motivational TechniquesTamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18079829842465164437noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945613.post-58488735674978226372011-05-31T13:51:20.348-06:002011-05-31T13:51:20.348-06:00I think whenever I am reassuring, coddling, motiva...I think whenever I am reassuring, coddling, motivating, or lecturing myself, I use second person. I think I only talk to myself in the first person if I'm more like thinking out loud, so that it's not actually directed to me even though I'm not the only one there. For instance, I might say, "OK, first I need to go get the car, then I'm going to go the store, then..."<br /><br />It seems a little weird now that I think about it, but I'm sure it's common.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18079829842465164437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945613.post-27094055915228058932011-05-31T06:16:48.332-06:002011-05-31T06:16:48.332-06:00When I was interviewing for PhD programs, one of m...When I was interviewing for PhD programs, one of my potential advisors had recently done some work (unpublished as yet) on whether first person or second person self-talk was more effective in this situation, but I can't remember what she found! (I think it was 2nd person, though.)<br /><br />I think it makes sense that you are using feelings to fight feelings in this self-talk because those feelings have an immediacy that other rationales do not.Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15376389949707679077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27945613.post-56271727729775739422011-05-30T16:08:32.505-06:002011-05-30T16:08:32.505-06:00Upon reading this post, one thing that strikes me ...Upon reading this post, one thing that strikes me is that almost all of my successful self-talk is about my own feelings. It's not, "Studying for this qual is your job and you should do it," or, "Don't squander your talents by failing this class." I find that reminding myself of my duties, etc., doesn't work very well, perhaps because I'm not very conscientious to begin with.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18079829842465164437noreply@blogger.com