anyone else find "talking to themselves" stops mental stagnation?

I talk out loud as it helps me follow instructions.

At home, if I go to a room to do something or am preparing a meal I do it.

I also talk myself through work if there are lots of stages. It used to annoy a colleague so had to whisper, but fine now I work from home.

I talk out loud as it helps me follow instructions.

At home, if I go to a room to do something or am preparing a meal I do it.

I also talk myself through work if there are lots of stages. It used to annoy a colleague so had to whisper, but fine now I work from home.

Yes I have started saying aloud and counting on my fingers for formulating a task. Step one, step two etc. 

I also talk aloud in the supermarket. "Right! Butter!" Or "oh no there's no broccoli left". It's like I know I shouldn't be doing it but I don't care. I know the odd person looks at me or hears but a quick process in my brain just says "you shouldn't have done that but oh well". I think it's a way to focus my mind.

i do that in supermarkets, just keeps attention on task at hand, after doing my "terminator" scanning aisles, then storming through quick as possible 

sometimes followed by a rant to myself if not an outburst cos im a miserable git lol