Unbelievable benefits when talking alone

Talking to yourself can make you silly and unusual in the eyes of others. However, in fact, it is really a method that brings many benefits to thinking and awareness.

Most people have at least one 'confide in me' every few days. Many previous studies have shown that this action contributes to step-by-step behavioral orientation in children, such as when tying shoelaces, which are like reminders to focus on work and see what to do What in the next step.

To understand the effect on adults, psychologists have conducted experiments on a group of volunteers.

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First of all, people show images of 20 different objects and suggest finding a specific object, such as a banana. Half of the participants were asked to repeat themselves to themselves about the object they were looking for while the rest remained silent. The results show that this orientation statement helps the first group find the banana faster than the second group by about 1/10 second. (The average time to find the target is 1.2 to 2 seconds).

Thus, talking alone is an effective way to contribute to increased thinking, awareness, help you think and find new ideas , psychologist Gary Lupyan (University of Wisconsin-Madison) said.

'However, this action will not work in case you do not know anything about the object to find out. Conversely, if you know that bananas are yellow as well as its specific shape, by muttering the word 'banana', the image attributes in the brain will be activated, helping you find them quickly and easy , 'Lupyan said.

Reference: Live Science