From: The Wall Street Journal
An Expert Take on Performing Under Pressure
February 9, 2017
The Wall Street Journal:
University of Chicago psychology professor Sian Beilock has spent years investigating how people perform under pressure—and how they can avoid the dreaded choke. The research has proved useful in her own life.
For example, to boost her concentration, she might take a walk outside before a big meeting. And if she experiences the beating heart and sweaty palms of anxiety before a speech, she talks herself into thinking they’re signs that she’s excited and ready to go—not that she’s about to flop. “I’ve started practicing a lot of what I preach,” she says.
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