Thursday, June 30, 2011

Don't Choke: How to Thrive in High Pressure Stituations


Why We Choke Doing Tasks That Call Upon Our Working Memory
There are things that you can do to strengthen your working memory, but at any given time, it is a limited resource. When we start to worry, our negative internal monologue uses up our supply of working memory. Instead of using the fuel of our working memory to help us accomplish the task, it’s burned away with anxious hand-wringing.


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