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Understanding “Good” Anxiety

The Anxious Achiever

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What Is the Dodson Law of Brain Activation?

Anxiety is an activation of the brain. You know, think about when you performed the best. And for me, it is when i was nervous, i was a little bit scared. There is a this dodson law of of brain activation where if you want to perform at your max, you are not at your couch net flick level of activity. I'm sorry, that just does not work. Also, you might be happy on the couch watching net flick, but that level of activation, that is brain and body activation, will not help you perform well. It is being able to use that energy, in fact, call on your anxiety. Where's that fear? Where's the

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