How’s Your Explanatory Style?
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You know that little voice in our heads?
Some call it your “internal dialogue.”
Scientists call it your “Explanatory Style.”
Imagine something bad happens–whether it's losing your job, or getting in an argument with a friend or spouse. How do you tend to respond? What's your internal dialogue?
Some people, the ones who tend to give up easily, habitually say things like, “It's my fault, it's going to last forever, and it's going to undermine everything I do.”
Others, who are less likely to give in to the tough times, say, “The outcome was out of my control, it's only temporary and, besides, it's only one part of my life.”
Powerful stuff.
(Learn more about the “Three P’s” of your explanatory style here.)
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