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Jun 2021
1h 38m

You Don't Control Your Thoughts, Only Yo...

Lewis Howes
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“Negative emotions aren’t something that we should be trying to avoid.” Today's guest is Dr. Ethan Kross, who is a psychologist, author, and professor at the University of Michigan. Ethan is one of the world’s leading experts on controlling the conscious mind and in his new book CHATTER, he explores how the silent conversations individuals have with themsel ... Show More
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