The science of managing emotions without losing yourself
August 12, 2025
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Emotions are ancient, but your method for managing them doesn’t have to be. Psychologist and author Ethan Kross shares how modern science has given us surprising tools to manage our emotional reactions. From talking to yourself in the third person to building an ‘advisory board,’ Kross explains how small shifts in your regulation process can make a big impact on not just your own life, but on society as a whole.
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About Ethan Kross:
Ethan Kross is one of the world’s leading experts on controlling the conscious mind. An award-winning professor and bestselling author in the University of Michigan’s top-ranked Psychology Department and its Ross School of Business, he studies how the conversations people have with themselves impact their health, performance, decisions and relationships.
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