Experts estimate that we think anywhere from 50,000-80,000 thoughts per day. Some of these are random comments about what is happening in the past, present, or potential future. Some can be neutral – ‘I’m tired,’ ‘It’s cloudy,’ or ‘Where did I put my keys?’ Other times the thoughts are judgmental – like an inner critic: ‘that billboard is so ugly,’ ‘I’m getting old,’ or ‘I said something stupid-what’s wrong with me?’ What’s the impact of the inner critic? We all have preferen