A few studies have found that using your own name in place of "I" on your head when thinking about doing something can help "remove" your current feelings/desires out from the equation and, perhaps, lead you to make better (or less indulgent) decisions.
> [!tldr]
> "*I won't eat that donut*" is less likely to help your resolve than "**Aaron won't eat that donut**".
This was extended even further when a group of children were told to think of their favorite hero doing (or not doing) the thing. This would be the equivalent of saying to yourself:
- The person you want to be wouldn't eat that donut.
In the book [[Do Hard Things]] this was posited as adding some distance between your current state and the message in your head.
There's something about the use of **more distant language** when referring to yourself in your head.
- I'm going to an interview. I'm going to say something wrong, I always do.
- Aaron is going to an interview. Aaron will say something wrong, but he's good at catching himself and making it work.
## 2nd Person Works, Too
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# More
## Source
- [[Do Hard Things]]
- [[sources/Chatter]]
## Related
- [[Three Selves]]