Self-Talk…How Does YOURS Sound??

For me, self-talk is when you are thinking something and say it out loud. Not to anyone in particular, but you just have to say something.

I noticed this self-talk first when everyone started using computers at work. You would walk past someone’s work station and they are talking, you look around and they are not talking to anyone in particular but just talking to their screen. Of course, my come back was, “You know you won’t get a response, right?” We would laugh…..because, we all do it. Just self-talk to the computer like it can do something about what you are working on! LOL! I noticed my entire family has self-talk with their iPads, iPhones, iPods, and any other hand-held device they own.

When bidding on DealDash.com my favorite self-talk saying has to be “Really?” Like I expect someone to answer, but it’s just me. When I am in the middle of a hotly contested auction and it is down to two bidders, someone from nowhere pops in to place a bid. “Who the heck are you?”, I ask no one. Then I look at the avatars to see if I can find this bidder and sure enough there they are, the first or second bidder just hovering for the two-person match to start. While this is an okay way to bid, I just come back with the “Really?”

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Also, while I am bidding I will set a limit and determine how far into an auction I will go. If the auction seems to be taking on another “life” I might change my mind and add more bids. “Really?” “I thought you had a limit?”, again, I say this to no one. This self-talk is certainly a phenomenon. What are your self-talk habits? How do you sound? What if someone were listening? Are we bonkers or just really into what we are doing? I like to think we are just focused and really enjoy the challenge. Thanks DealDash.com, this sure can be fun!

By Joan Vith

Here’s a clip from the motion picture “Her” where a lonely writer (Joaquin Phoenix) develops an unlikely relationship with his newly purchased operating system that’s designed to meet his every need.