You may regularly contribute to a group text and look forward to Friday night dinner conversations with a pal or partner. However, you may find the most regular person you talk to is yourself. You may ...

New research reveals that self-talk—far from being a strange habit—can boost focus, memory, emotional control, and overall ...

In conclusion, talking to yourself out loud is not a sign of madness but a valuable psychological tool. From enhancing memory ...

I’ve been talking to myself out loud since I was a young girl—at home, on the playground, at the grocery store, you name it. But what started out as a seemingly weird quirk I thought I’d grow out of ...

There’s an old joke that you’re not crazy if you talk to yourself. You’re only crazy if you reply. But some recent research suggests it might actually be the other way around. People who talk at and ...

When we see someone talking to themselves in public, it’s easy to pass quick judgments. People may be embarrassed to be caught talking to themselves, but it’s completely normal. In fact, there are ...

Almost everyone keeps up some type of dialogue with themselves. It’s completely natural. Per WebMD, for about 25% of people, this dialogue occurs out loud. Many people have a negative view of people ...

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 ...

I was at a conference where the speaker posed the question, “Do you talk to yourself?” My immediate reaction was, “I don’t talk to myself.” So maybe I do. But talking to yourself is a useful way to ...