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>*"What are you thoughts then on what to do about it?"* Fluent speakers (or people that outgrow stuttering), speak on a helpful timing method: * they speak immediately on the moment that they have the urge to say a word - to execute speech movement *(helpful timing method)* * they speak immediately on the timing of their intention to say a word off of prosody - to initiate motor movements *(helpful timing method)* So, I argue that it's more effective to replace our unhelpful timing method with a productive timing method (as mentioned above). The positive effect could then be, that we make a habit of prioritizing execution of motor movements over holding back speech. Additionally, I argue that we should stop consciously telling ourselves: * how bad '*desiring*' to execute motor movements, is * that desire, tension, anticipation or anxiety makes it harder to focus on maintaining the forward flow of speech * and stop with any other unhelpful beliefs/attitudes - that we have at least partial control over - whereby we would immerse ourselves in repetitive negative thinking, lowering confidence and negating self-efficacy, and underestimating our ability to initiate speech movements