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Oct 1, 2020 31 min

#33 Don’t Choke! Why we sometimes fail under pressure

from Minding the Brain Hosted by Jim Davies & Kim Hellemans

Why does stress sometimes make us choke at the most critical moment? Jim interviews cognitive scientist Sian Beilock about this phenomenon and they discuss psychological tools [...]

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Why does stress sometimes make us choke at the most critical moment? Jim interviews cognitive scientist Sian Beilock about this phenomenon and they discuss psychological tools that we can all use to avoid freezing up under pressure. Explore Further: Why we choke under pressure — and how to avoid it | Sian Leah Beilock

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