10 ways to make sure you never choke under pressure
what we can do to prevent it? Distraction. Choking is frequently caused by thinking when we shouldn't be thinking. Counting backwards from 100 has been shown to occupy the conscious mind and allow competitors to perform uninterrupted by worries. Adapting to self-awareness. By repeatedly being videotaped while performing, subjects adapted to being watched and no longer found themselves choking. So regular practice in front of an audience (or whatever type of pressure you expect to deal with) can reduce anxiety.…
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The 18 Minute Ritual That Will Make Your Day Dramatically More Productive
a 18 Minutes: Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done: STEP 1 (5 Minutes): Your Morning Minutes. This is your opportunity to plan ahead. Before turning on your computer, sit down with the to-do list you created in chapter 22, “Bird by Bird,” and decide what will make this day highly successful. What can you realistically accomplish that will further your focus for the year and allow you to leave at the end of the day…
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5 Things You Need To Know About That Wonder-Beverage, Coffee:
terms of what we desire throughout the average day we wish for coffee slightly less than sex and a bit more than alcohol. Regular drinkers don't really get a boost from coffee, they just get their fix. In fact when you haven't had your coffee everything with caffeine tastes better. The strategic use of coffee can make you more persuasive. The smell of coffee actually makes people nicer to one another. The smell of coffee makes women more likely…
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What’s an easy way to increase attention span, relieve stress, reduce pain and feel better?
end time looking at nature. Via 100 Things Every Presenter Needs to Know About People: Mark Berman (2008) and a team of researchers had participants perform the backward digit-span task, which measures a person’s capacity to focus attention. Next, participants were asked to do a task that would wear out their voluntary attention. After that, some walked through downtown Ann Arbor, Michigan, and some walked through the city’s arboretum. The arboretum has trees and wide lawns (that is, it is…
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Here’s A Quick Way To Reduce Procrastination
rgive yourself when you procrastinate. Research shows it has many positive effects. It reduces future procrastination: The key finding was that students who'd forgiven themselves for their initial bout of procrastination subsequently showed less negative affect in the intermediate period between exams and were less likely to procrastinate before the second round of exams. Increases creativity: Self-judgmental individuals displayed lower levels of creative originality in the control condition, but equal levels of creative originality in the self-compassion condition. And increases self-control:…
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7 Steps To Never Procrastinating Again
, you won't do better work by procrastinating. And you will not have more time next week. In fact, leaving things unfinished makes you stupid. Here's what works: Make specific plans. Just setting a date and a time when you're going to do something makes you more likely to follow through. Or write down the steps necessary to do the work. Use short, painless dashes of effort. Just have at it for five minutes and feel free to watch the…
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10 Ways To Turn Yourself Into A Productivity Dynamo
u're only productive at work three days out of the week. How can you improve that? The secret to getting more done is to make things automatic. Control over your schedule stops you from getting tired at work. Progress motivates us more than anything else. Your mind moves you, but how you move also affects your mind. Superstition can improve performance and when people wish you luck you do better. Mood matters. Happiness and overconfidence both boost productivity. Think positive…
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Achieving Goals: Everything You Need To Know
h? Set goals? Why? Setting goals can improve your life. Goal setting is one of the four techniques the military used to increase Navy SEAL passing rates from 25% to 33%. Studies have also shown it makes you happier. How do you set goals? Initially, the research says, aim high. Set ambitious goals. (But later on down the road don't be afraid to settle to be happy.) Keeping goals vague sometimes produces higher rates of success but being specific will…
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