Toward the center of our brains is the limbic system. The limbic system controls our feelings but it has no capacity for language. Language is controlled by the outside part of our brain in the frontal cortex.
What’s fascinating is that this voice in our head comes after a decision has been made, after the chemicals have kicked in.
The thing is no matter how much we try we can’t bargain with this narration. The brain has already made a decision.
The best we can do is learn to ignore the voice in our head when it is subverting us from doing our best work.