Beingunder pressurecan turn even the most skilled person into a floundering moron.
To deal with your anxiety before a high-pressure situation, write down your worries before you get started.
The idea is that externalizing your thoughts helps alleviate the tension of holding in your worries.
(Sara Reardon has a good summary for Science’s news section.)
This trick worked outside the laboratory, too.
The researchers repeated the experiment with real-life ninth graders taking a real-life final exam and got similar results.
Besides, writing in a notebook before an important meeting can only make you look better, right?
Check out the Vox’s article for more tips on dealing with high-pressure situations.
The science of choking under pressure and how to avoid it| Vox
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