That one...that one over there; he's talkin' to himself again.

Talking Out Loud to Yourself

Time | Angela Haupt. Talking to yourself is stigmatized—an activity for children playing pretend, not for adults of sound mind.

But could talking to yourself out loud have hidden benefits?

Talking out loud to yourself is perfectly normal—and even beneficial.

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It can facilitate problem-solving and improve how well you perform at a task, says Gary Lupyan, a psychology professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison who has researched self-talk.

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