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Simone Biles seemed to murmur, “You got this,” just before she leaped onto the balancing beam in Paris’ Bercy Arena on Tuesday. You have the time now.
Before competing, Biles, who is currently the most decorated gymnast in American history, is not above telling herself positive affirmations like “Confidence” and “You have this,” as she revealed to CNBC in 2016.
In the final of the women’s gymnastics team all-around, Biles and Team USA went on to win gold. Years of dedication and perseverance are needed to prepare for the greatest performance possible, but experts also claim that speaking to yourself deliberately is essential to success.
Completing a Yurchenko double pike is hard enough without looping self-criticism. Telling yourself you’re capable can ease your anxiety and replicate how you feel in practice. Plus, talking to yourself in the third-person — like Biles reminding herself, “You got this” — can actually lessen stress and increase your performance, study reveals.
“We’re considerably better at giving counsel to other people than we are to ourselves,” Ethan Kross, a University of Michigan psychology professor and author of “Chatter,” tells CNBC Make It. “Do you tell a friend who comes to you with a problem that they’re going to fail? Can’t you accomplish this?
Anecdotally, some people claim that speaking aloud has been beneficial to them, according to Kross. By doing this, you can increase your intentionality and improve your ability to focus.
Says Kross, who graduated from Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania, “positive self-talk is the antidote to chatter, or a ruminating cycle of negative ideas that can impair your performance whether on the Olympic stage, at work, or in everyday life.”
Kross suggests that one technique to get ready for a challenge or quit thinking negatively is to use detached self-talk. In his book, he provides a number of techniques that anyone can employ to enhance their inner monologue.
He clarifies, “There’s no magic pill,” but most people rely on one or a mix of strategies to manage their own speech. These can involve writing, limiting screen time, and making an effort to get outside and interact with people.
“You can make a comparison to working out physically, right?” says Kross. “I work out five or six times a week with my friends. The majority of us have various routines that, given our schedules, personalities, and physical characteristics, function best for
us. In terms of the mind, the same holds true.
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