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You 2.0: Overcoming Stage Fright

Hidden Brain

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The Paradox of Working Memory

Siane: It's really important to be able to focus, but you have to be focusing on the right things. And what often happens is that when we're performing skills or activities where it's actually, we've learned them to perfection or learn them on autopilot,. So sometimes our working memory can actually get in the way. Siane: I'm wondering if this is what might explain why in many sports, the same thing that helps you in one domain of the game can actually hurt you in another domains of the game.

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