We often underestimate how much our inner dialogue shapes the way we experience the world. That quiet, constant voice can either chip away at our confidence or build us into someone who feels capable ...

Speaking is doing. This is one of the most significant insights to come out of 20th Century philosophy of language. In J. L. Austin’s landmark book on How to Do Things with Words, a series of lectures ...

As a psychiatrist, I have the privilege of sitting in the front row as people share with me their deepest thoughts, including how they think about themselves. I may be influenced by the nature of my ...

Annie Murphy Paul is the author of the forthcoming book Brilliant: The New Science of Smart. In the privacy of our minds, we all talk to ourselves — an inner monologue that might seem rather pointless ...

Case in point: the steady drumbeat of evidence showing you’d probably do a lot better in life if you were kinder. Evidence suggests being kind to others helps people get ahead. But science is ever ...